Joey Logano's car fails post-race inspection after Dover Nationwide win

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Penske has to be setting records for stuff like this in 2013.

DOVER, Del. -- His chase for a Cup championship all but over, Joey Logano turned his pursuit toward Dover history.
Logano dominated at Dover International Speedway once more and took the checkered flag in the track's Nationwide Series race for the fourth straight time. Logano became the first driver to win four straight races at Dover in NASCAR's second-tier series.
He pulled away in the No. 22 Ford down the stretch Saturday and was never seriously challenged for the win on the mile track.
"It's been my favorite race track ever since I started here," he said.
With good reason. Logano has swept the two Dover races the last two seasons.
Logano's Ford, however, flunked post-race inspection because both sides of the front were too low. NASCAR will announce penalties later.
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http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/na...nationwide-series-race-dover-fails-inspection
 
NASCAR did say they would go further seem as how points and money doesn't seem to be enough for these guys.

Penske has been pushing the limits this year...to far and pretty obvious.

Leave the scheming for people who know how to do it Roger. Clearly cheating is not your forte. lol
 
Lets see....Penske donates a 2012 Chase #2 Dodge from his stable to be auctioned off last night @ Barrett/Jackson...Rusty is there along with Mike "Fatso" Helton.....The car sells for $500,000.00 with ALL proceeds going to NASCRAP charities....Tonight you want to throw Penske under the bus...looooooooooooooooooool
 
Ouch.

Always something with Penske, I mean if you're not pushing the limits, you are not doing something right.
 
I'm not sure what I want them to do here, I mean if they took wins away people might stop cheating, but at the same time I wouldn't want Kyle Larson's first win to come from something like this.
 
That said, this is starting to look bad on Logano's banner year. Had some great runs early, team got caught cheating, rebounded, had help to make the Chase, fails in the Chase and now this. Now, none of this is the driver's fault - but man, every accomplishment he has, it ends up with an asterisk.
 
StandOnIt said:
not one side, but both..they are already on double secret probation..now what. hand slap and an indian wrist burn?
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That's a good point. What's next? Triple-double probation?

I dont know what else you can do to that bunch outside of sitting them a few races.

And @racer8 when you're on "probation" its supposed to be on all series of NASCAR I believe.

Say like when a crew chieft is suspended he cant be at any NASCAR events so one would assume this applies to the team as well.
 
The reasoning they gave after Richmond was that the sanctions they were already under included strictly parts probation. So now they're on two different types of probation through the end of the year.
 
racer8 said:
Isn't that probation in the cup series?
Or have they had problems in the Nationwide series as well?
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probably not, just one of the stupid rules that gets my goat. Too low..how can a car be too low? If they are too low they hit the splitter. But with Nascars mickey mouse rules, teams have to pay gizillions for trick shocks, that pop up like a jack in the box after the race is over. Not only screws up the outcome of the race, but here is Nascar with their hand out.$$$
 
FLRacingFan said:
The reasoning they gave after Richmond was that the sanctions they were already under included strictly parts probation. So now they're on two different types of probation through the end of the year.
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NASCAR doesn't have the balls to do what they need to do. I get that fines and points essentially strip a driver of a win - but their name still goes in the history books as a winner. Time to start completely stripping wins away and parking drivers.
 
I mean, how exactly do you place any meaningful penalties against a Cup driver running for a Cup team in Nationwide where he's not eligible for points? There's only ONE solution.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
I mean, how exactly do you place any meaningful penalties against a Cup driver running for a Cup team in Nationwide where he's not eligible for points? There's only ONE solution.
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This too low rule has been around before you were born, after Junior's banana car when they were racing stock appearing cars. Not hardly even a penalty now, usually five points. Shouldn't even be a penalty, you can't go too low, and they have front profile templates on all the cars, so you can't fudge on the front cross section. All it is now a days is a way to screw with the teams and get some money.
 
More reinforcement..not hearing about any cars being too high in the rear. that used to be like the front in years past, get the rear up as high as you can. On the new car they are trying to get it as low as possible on high speed tracks, because the have enough rear downforce. they don't need that rule anymore either end.:bleh:
 
reck said:
Leave the scheming for people who know how to do it Roger. Clearly cheating is not your forte. lol
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Why not? He keeps getting away with it. He apparently bought a spot for his driver at Richmond and even got to keep his guy in the Chase.
 
KevinWI said:
Why not? He keeps getting away with it. He apparently bought a spot for his driver at Richmond and even got to keep his guy in the Chase.
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think about it..What is he getting away with? they all want the car to be as low as possible, and that is what they all have to do in all the splitter series. The high buck shocks are supposed to pop up after the race to satisfy Nascar. Like who cares. Nascar is jacking with all the teams in every series with this B.S. rule.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
I mean, how exactly do you place any meaningful penalties against a Cup driver running for a Cup team in Nationwide where he's not eligible for points? There's only ONE solution.
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The only meaningful and realistic penalty I can think of is deducting owner points from Penske since apparently that's a big deal now. I doubt NASCAR would go as far as to bar Logano from Nationwide races; after all, it's not really his fault. And they would just put Kez in that ride anyways.
 
FLRacingFan said:
The only meaningful and realistic penalty I can think of is deducting owner points from Penske since apparently that's a big deal now. I doubt NASCAR would go as far as to bar Logano from Nationwide races; after all, it's not really his fault. And they would just put Kez in that ride anyways.
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Start taking wins away ... and I mean actually taking wins away. NASCAR does this all the time in the lower-tiers but not in the big three. It makes no sense. I'm pretty sure if a driver is disqualified, the fans will know instantly. This isn't the stone age anymore. People have computers and iPhones which connect them to this thing called "the internet".
 
KevinWI said:
Why not? He keeps getting away with it. He apparently bought a spot for his driver at Richmond and even got to keep his guy in the Chase.
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They're not getting away with it if NASCAR is busting them publicly. They are however, being let off the hook for one reason or the other.
 
Why would anyone want Kyle Larson's first win to be from something like this? I mean if they take the win from Joey, Kyle Larson is the winner and do you think he'd even want his first win to come cause of something like this?

edit: Also, everyone complained when Nascar went back and changed stuff for the chase because of cheating, yet something you have no idea if the results would change, you're wanting to take a win away from someone and taking away that first win moment for Kyle Larson.
 
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Blaze88 said:
Why would anyone want Kyle Larson's first win to be from something like this? I mean if they take the win from Joey, Kyle Larson is the winner and do you think he'd even want his first win to come cause of something like this?

edit: Also, everyone complained when Nascar went back and changed stuff for the chase because of cheating, yet something you have no idea if the results would change, you're wanting to take a win away from someone and taking away that first win moment for Kyle Larson.
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Why wouldn't he be ok with it? He ran second and did it by "the book."

This would not be a situation like Almirola's first win.

Anyway, I dont care if he keeps the win or not, just make an example out of that organization already. Sit them out a race or two......in NW where the cheating was commited.
 
reck said:
Why wouldn't he be ok with it? He ran second and did it by "the book."

This would not be a situation like Almirola's first win.

Anyway, I dont care if he keeps the win or not, just make an example out of that organization already. Sit them out a race or two......in NW where the cheating was commited.
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Doesn't get the big time celebration of a win?? I mean that's the main reason right there, if I was a driver I'd not want to win just because the guy in front of me had it taken away.
 
Does Larson even have the option of refusing the win? I bet this is somehow Hamlin's fault ;)
 
#17D500winner said:
Does Larson even have the option of refusing the win? I bet this is somehow Hamlin's fault ;)
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If Nascar was to take it from Joey and give it to Larson he'd have to take it, but I'm almost sure if he was asked if he'd want his first win that way, he said no..at least i hope so.
 
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