NASCAR - Race for thr Chase Race #1, Loudon, N.H.Sun. 9/17 TNT/12:30 p.m. E.T.

Nascar.com,Jayski's ^

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allegations in the media after the Sept. 19 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway that two of RCR’s teams had manipulated the rules:

The weasel word here is in bold. There was no rule against what they did just as the 48 did not violate a rule on the shocks but the more I think of the nick the more it does not pass the smell test...

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500

Now you have stepped over the line into a sport dominated my Meg-Men...

[WestCoastGal]

Here is another statement.....

We’ve been checking valves and valve stems for about 4 months now,” said Jim Hunter Vice President of Corporate Communications for NASCAR said Monday. “What it was, was one reporter trying to make something that wasn’t there. Then another reporter went on TV and reported it as fact, when it was actually totally untrue.
http://www.cupscene.com/

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I did see where Bowyer's tire was confiscated at the Busch race in Martinsville for having a small pin hole in the sidewall. Here's what they said about that.......

Richard Childress, said that it was much ado about nothing. "Our left-front was leaking," Dillon said. "It was a valve stem leaking, but it was leaking at the rim, a bad seal or just not tight. A lot of people have been experimenting with bleeders, and I know there are guys drilling holes in sidewalls, too, to control the air. But if you wanted to use a bleeder at Martinsville, you'd want your left-rear to bleed.I don't think anything will come from it. We've talked with our crew chiefs, and they assured us there wasn't anything going on." Crew chiefs say that some tires have such naturally thin sidewalls that, even without doctoring, if they were submerged in a big vat of water, air would bubble out from a number of areas

[WestCoastGal]

Oh nooooo, do I get penalized points?

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As I understand the rules we must petition the Grand Poobaa to call a committee which consists of Gork, Tork and NYX and Nork as Poobaa is the tie breaker. We'll get back to ya but don't leave the state...

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Ya know if they did something as reported it makes more sense to nick the hole for the vale stem. A big time Harvick fan here said that notching the rim could lead to a wheel failure and I did have a good friend injured when a rim burst while he was inflating it but the pressure he was using was excessive.

[SouthTexas]

I tend to agree with your take here, although .003 is not much. Seems like the rubber would flex enough to seal a groove that small anyway.

[SouthTexas]

Happy's up on Speed.

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Harvic on Speed Now...

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Will MeMe apologize when this turns out to have legs???

[SouthTexas]

Has he ever? LOL

Pie throwing contest is ON!

[WestCoastGal]

LOL Ok, can ST be my lawyer?

[WestCoastGal]

I caught it.........That 33 Busch car behind him was nice looking. I think he and Jr have the best future as far as having their own teams.

I was waiting for him to say something to MeMe but he didn't.

[WestCoastGal]

As The Wheel Turns {music on}.....................

"I absolutely think it was a plant from another team," said Harvick. "NASCAR didn't say anything, so it's pretty obvious to me where it came from. It's an attempt to try and distract us from what we're doing, but they're going to have to do a lot better than that." Harvick said he knows who planted the story, but declined to name names.

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We {Jr fans} suspect Roush because he said on air just before the Chase started that some teams were going to get caught pushing the limits or something like that.

[SouthTexas]

I will check my calendar. ;)

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks ST!

LVM......are ya ready for the truck race on the NEW high banked LV track?

And, for anyone worried about BP........


BP on his hospital visit last week:
Feels good now. Was pretty tanked Friday, blood levels down, so they said he should go to the hospital. Compared it to having a car tuneup, lol. Should be at Dover this weekend. Said his doctors feel like the next scan will turn up clean. Great news!

BBL

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It was Roush who cried Everham was putting something on Flash's tars to make them "sticky".

OTOH, Harvick sounded like a politician spinning a response after getting caught with his hand in a lobbyist's cookie jar...

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I object!!! You could be called as a witness and a possible indictment yourself...

[SouthTexas]

Your right, the "plant" thing was a bit much. Maybe he is working on a future in politics????

[SouthTexas]

Wouldn't be the first time. LOL