Posted on 06/20/2007 12:33:33 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOL!
thats what the 500 in Phoenix is...
Oxymoron??
Asked if NASCAR is taking all the creativity away from the teams, France said, “There will always be room for imagination and ingenuity in the sport. But we don’t want this thing to revolve around technology. It’s important to keep it in the hands of the drivers.”(AP/ESPN.com)(6-25-2007)
No, he’s just a plain MORON!
BTW Todd Berrier said in an interview on Sirius that a LOT of teams would be going back to the shop and shaving those fenders down. Yes THOSE fenders LOL.
Mark Martin visited our troops at Walter Reed...
"They are truly an inspiration to me," he said. "They have given so much and yet are so positive and upbeat. They have the best attitudes that you can imagine, and when you see it you have a newfound respect for everyone involved in the fight for freedom. I was there to visit them, but it was those guys who inspired me."-- Mark Martin
"..FRance said.."
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nuff said.. what a bunch of bleeping idiots running this circuit into the weeds.
Jeff Gordon documentary to debut on TNT: A documentary-style feature on #24-Jeff Gordon is set to debut on TNT and then be available as a DVD. The program, “24 x 24: Wide Open with Jeff Gordon,” will debut on TNT July 7 [at 5:30pm/et and after the race in Daytona] with an extended version DVD set to be released July 10. The documentary explores the life of Gordon, both on and off the track. It includes interviews with motorsports and entertainment personalities as well as Gordon’s family and friends. Gordon allowed cameras to follow him for 24 hours to film the project. Independent film entertainment studio Lionsgate is distributing the work, which was produced by Wide Open Entertainment in association with Pepsi Entertainment. Pepsi Racing, DuPont Motorsports and Nicorette Racing sponsored the film.(SceneDaily.com)(6-26-2007)
#24, #48 Teams Penalized For Infractions At Infineon Raceway: NASCAR has issued penalties and fines to the #24 and #48 Hendrick Motorsports teams that compete in the Nextel Cup Series, as a result of rule infractions found this past weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Both cars – the #24 driven by Jeff Gordon and the #48 driven by Jimmie Johnson – were found to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used do not conform to NASCAR rules); 20-2.1E (parts or components of the car not previously approved by NASCAR that have been installed or modified to enhance aerodynamic performance will not be permitted); and 20-2H (fenders may not be cut or altered except for wheel or tire clearance which must be approved by the Series Director) of the 2007 NASCAR rule book. The violations were found during the initial inspection process last Friday. As a result, Gordon and Johnson have each been penalized 100 driver championship points. Their respective crew chiefs – Steve Letarte and Chad Knaus – have each been fined $100,000, suspended for the next six Nextel Cup Series events until Aug. 15, 2007 and placed on probation until Dec. 31, 2007. In addition, Rick Hendrick, owner of the #24, has been penalized 100 car owner championship points as has Gordon, who is the owner of the #48.(NASCAR PR)(6-26-2007)
Hendrick Motorsports Responds to Penalties: Car owner Rick Hendrick responded to NASCAR sanctions announced today involving the #24 and #48 Nextel Cup Series teams of Hendrick Motorsports. "We are disappointed in NASCAR's decision and feel the penalties are excessive," Hendrick said. "Right now, all of our options are being evaluated, including our personnel situation and a possible appeal to the National Stock Car Racing Commission. We'll take some time to decide on a direction and make an announcement regarding our plans for New Hampshire later in the week."(Hendrick Motorsports PR)(6-26-2007)
All these COT penalties are a load of donkey poop. I agree with Hammond on this...........
Jeff Hammond: When NASCAR puts a template on something, they say, “Here are the guidelines, but you can still work on the car.” NASCAR sold this car as still having a lot of tunability to it. NASCAR president Mike Helton and VP of competition Robin Pemberton said the car wasn’t only safe, but it still had areas in which teams could work. NASCAR needs to be more forgiving in certain situations until everybody understands the new rules. It’s a new car, and everybody is going through a learning curve. As long as it fits the templates and measurements, teams should be able to work in other areas, and NASCAR should be lenient until the sport completely understands this new car.
Pemberton and Nextel Cup director John Darby told me last weekend that a winning race car can go through post-race inspection at the track, but it can still be subject to penalties when it’s taken back to NASCAR’s research and development center. If they find something that they don’t like about the car when they rescan it or feel like a team worked in an area that the templates missed during at-track inspection, that team can be charged points ... after the race. That’s scary.
Teams pay NASCAR to inspect our cars multiple times at the track, and teams also pay NASCAR to certify and inspect these Cars of Tomorrow before they go to the track. Now, they’re taking cars back to R&D after winning a race to determine whether or not you’ve exceeded the rules because you may have done something that can’t be seen by the naked eye. You may have done something wrong and not even known that you did it wrong. A machine and some arbitrary decisions have to be made before a team can know for sure that they won a race and didn’t do anything wrong. That’s what’s scary.
At the track, if NASCAR doesn’t like something about a car, they can park a team for a practice session. That policy can be detrimental to teams that aren’t doing anything intentional and need track time because they are on the outside of the top 12 for the Chase or top 35 for a guaranteed spot in a race. There’s no hard-and-fast rule that says, “This is too much and we’re going to park you for a practice session” Plus, you may wind up losing money and points on top of it all.
Teams aren’t working in a gray area; they’re working in the dark. The spirit of NASCAR has never been chracterized as “Don’t touch, period.” That’s not what has made NASCAR into what it is today. NASCAR has had a huge hand in the development of this new race car, but the competitors are fine-tuning this thing and making it into the show that Bill France Jr. was so proud of. I just hope an undefined inspection procedure won’t be a show-stopper.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6960114
BREAKING NEWS ON TONY EURY JR.............
Official Announcement to be made tomorrow that Tony Eury Sr is Leaving DEI........
to be Director of Competition at Jr Motorsports per Claire B on XM. She said she had heard for weeks that he NEVER actually took that position he was offered, as DEI tried to say. He had just been staying home. Not going to DEI to work at all.
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Good for you TJ!!!!!!!!
That is big news. WOW.
You did see my correction, it’s POPS but I’m guessing Jr will go with Jr or to JRM as well. DEI will really be TEI.
She ticked Pops off by putting him in a position he didn’t want after taking him off Menards team as CC.
The problem is that HMS was NOT working in a gray area as everyone keeps asserting. According to Pemberton, when the COT was introduced, NASCAR gave the teams two documents. One was a color-coded diagram of the car illustrating what areas were off limits, what areas allowed for limited tinkering, what areas allowed for unlimited tinkering. Second was for those who cannot read an illunstration -- a list of areas of the car that are fully hands off, what areas allow fo some tempering, and what areas allow for full tempering.
HMS was given these documents. The #24 and #48 did know or should have known the area they were messing with was hands-off.
He went on to say that they (NASCAR) are trying to "rein these cars in" to "make things more competitive in the garages." I think they are making it more and more like IROC, which I hated. I think they are making it LESS competitive.
What a stretch.
I did see your clarification and it is very doubtful that jr would stay there. It should become known as TEI (good one!) and even w/ all their cash it will not be easy from here on out absent Dale Jr.
Agree. ICROC as it was known...
correct, 500
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