I think he's going to laugh his head off.
"You know what? I'm on a name-to-name basis with the guy who covers sports for our local paper. He's not one to shy away from taking a good, hard smack at NASCAR, regardless of the consequences. I'm going to call him and have him take a look at this article, and see what he says. I think he's going to laugh his head off."
If this "cheating" had actually occured, the cries from the other 43 teams to the "legit" media would be deafening.