Hornaday docked 25 points for illegal shocks at DIS

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http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/truck/02/19/rhornaday.truck.violation.daytona/index.html

By Official Release
February 19, 2009
03:56 PM EST


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Thursday penalties and fines to the No. 33 team that competes in the Camping World Truck Series, as a result of rule infractions found last Friday at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 33 truck was found to be in violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock-car racing); Section 12-4-1 (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and Section 20B-12.3B (all approved shock absorbers must be of nitrogen-gas pressurized mono-tube, deflective disc valve type with an integral gas reservoir with all components as displayed on each manufacturer's display board: unapproved shock absorber piston) of the 2009 Camping World Truck Series rule book. The violations were found during post-race inspection on Feb. 13.

Ron Hornaday has been penalized with the loss of 25 Truck Series championship driver points and DeLana Harvick has been penalized 25 Truck Series championship owner points due to the violations. Crew chief Rick Ren has been fined $5,000 and placed on probation until June 30 as a result of the infraction.
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Three Nationwide teams hit with Daytona penalties
By Official Release
February 19, 2009
03:59 PM EST
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/bg/02/19/jtownley.mharmon.doquinnjr.penalized/index.html

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Thursday that three Nationwide Series teams have been fined and penalized due to rule violations discovered during last week's event at Daytona International Speedway.

• Blake Bainbridge, crew chief of the No. 09 Ford driven by John Wes Townley, has been fined $15,000 and placed on probation until June 30, 2009, for violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock-car racing); 12-4-I (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules) and 20A-18A (Once constructed and installed, the roll cage must be acceptable to NASCAR officials. Main roll bar [#1] was not round; was altered for clearance) of the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series rule book.

Jay Robinson was penalized with the loss of 100 Nationwide Series championship owners' points while Townley was docked 100 Nationwide Series championship drivers' points.

Those infractions were discovered on Feb. 10 during opening-day inspection.

• George Bartlett, crew chief of the No. 84 Chevrolet driven by Mike Harmon, has been fined $10,000 and placed on probation until June 30, 2009, due to rule violations discovered during opening-day inspection and post-race inspection on Feb. 14, respectively.

Bartlett was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1, 12-4-I and 20A-2.3A (Weight containers welded to the outside of the main frame rails must not contain added weight in any form; added weight to the outside frame rail) and 20A-13E (Invalid SFI label).

Team owner/driver Harmon was penalized with the loss of 25 Nationwide Series championship owners' points and 25 Nationwide Series championship drivers' points for each infraction, totaling 50 points in each category.

• Michael Hobson, crew chief for the No. 0 Chevrolet driven by Danny O'Quinn Jr., was fined $5,000 and placed on probation until June 30 for violation of 12-1, 12-4-I and 20A-12.1A(8) (Combined spring rate was less than specified. The left-front spring rate was less than specified).

Johnny Davis was penalized with the loss of 25 Nationwide Series championship owners' points and O'Quinn forfeited 25 Nationwide Series championship drivers' points due to the violations, which also were found during post-race inspection.
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Cup crew member violates substance abuse policy
By Official Release
February 19, 2009
07:09 PM EST
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/02/19/pchodora.substance.abuse.violation/index.html

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Paul Chodora, a licensed crew member in the Sprint Cup Series for Mayfield Motorsports' No. 41 team, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.

On Feb. 11, Chodora was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 7-5 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series rule book.

"Mayfield Motorsports respects the decision by NASCAR to indefinitely suspend Paul Chodora," team owner and driver Jeremy Mayfield said in a statement. "We as an organization appreciate NASCAR's drug testing policies and policing efforts as it makes the sport stronger overall. If Paul doesn't comply with NASCAR's reinstatement process, then he will no longer be an employee of Mayfield Motorsports."

In September, NASCAR announced an updated drug policy, which includes random testing.

AEGIS Sciences Corporation helped design and implement NASCAR's substance-abuse policy. A computer-generated list was scheduled to be used at "most if not all" weekends to test "from 12 to 14 people," according to Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR vice president of racing operations.

O'Donnell said in a typical weekend, an average of two drivers per series would be tested with the balance coming from the ranks of over-the-wall crewmen and officials.
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now why would you mess with the roll cage or mandated shocks? I mean, come on....
 
Sounds like the nationwide teams that got busted are smaller teams. You gotta do what it takes to get into the show. They got their sponsors on tv and they probably aren't planning on running for a championship so why not? The fine is nothing they can take that out of what they got to start the race and where they finished and be fine. The chassis deal they were probably just trying something as far as chassis development and took the fine Never hurts to try something like that in their position.
 
SlowNeasy said:
you're joking but the thought did cross my mind if he may have partied a bit too much the night before.
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They did say Saturday that he asked not to be interviewed as he was "under the weather". Could have been a hangover or something.
 
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