Roush slams Hendrick over COT testing advantage?

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Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won all five Nextel Cup races involving the Nascar-designed Car of Tomorrow. Around the garage, there is no secret to their success: The team has tested the car at various tracks as much as or more than any other team, gathering information that has translated into victories. And that is not fair, according to Jack Roush, owner of the Roush Fenway Racing team. He says that Hendrick and others have ignored the intent of a Nascar policy to limit testing. “They were going to start everybody on the Car of Tomorrow on an even basis, saying there’s four or five tests, whatever it was, that’s what you get, that’s what you got,” Roush said Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway as teams began preparing for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, which is not a Car of Tomorrow event. “The teams that have been successful, and I’ll name names — the Hendrick organization, the Gibbs organization and the Childress organization — have been testing these cars multiple times a week on racetracks that were outside of Nascar’s control with tires that were not Goodyear’s.”

Jeff Gordon said that it's Roush's own problem if his teams aren't testing as much as Chevy teams. "We're not doing anything wrong,” he said. “We're testing at tracks that aren't NASCAR tracks; and we're not using Goodyear tires. "I would admit it's definitely played a role in getting us where we are. And if the Roush teams aren't doing that, that's their mistake."

 

[tkj24]

Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won all five Nextel Cup races involving the Nascar-designed Car of Tomorrow. Around the garage, there is no secret to their success: The team has tested the car at various tracks as much as or more than any other team, gathering information that has translated into victories. And that is not fair, according to Jack Roush, owner of the Roush Fenway Racing team. He says that Hendrick and others have ignored the intent of a Nascar policy to limit testing. “They were going to start everybody on the Car of Tomorrow on an even basis, saying there’s four or five tests, whatever it was, that’s what you get, that’s what you got,” Roush said Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway as teams began preparing for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, which is not a Car of Tomorrow event. “The teams that have been successful, and I’ll name names — the Hendrick organization, the Gibbs organization and the Childress organization — have been testing these cars multiple times a week on racetracks that were outside of Nascar’s control with tires that were not Goodyear’s.”

Jeff Gordon said that it's Roush's own problem if his teams aren't testing as much as Chevy teams. "We're not doing anything wrong,” he said. “We're testing at tracks that aren't NASCAR tracks; and we're not using Goodyear tires. "I would admit it's definitely played a role in getting us where we are. And if the Roush teams aren't doing that, that's their mistake."

All I got to say for Roush is:

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[kelloggs5TLfan]

All I got to say for Roush is:

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[buckaroo]

Roush may be the one crying, but they all know that Hendricks has done more work than the rest. Many of the other teams aknowledge their failure in working with other tires and non NASCAR tracks. Right now Hendricks is on top of things, but things will even out sooner or later.

 

[T-Mac39]

I agree, Jack needs to quit whining and go to work.

Even though Hendrick cars have won all of the COT races so far, IMO, they are not as dominant as the results indicate. Stewart, Harvick, and Hamlin have all dominated at least one of the races but mistakes during the race has cost them the race. As well, Burton ran Busch at Bristol really clean when a little Bristol tap would have won that for him.
Hendrick's teams have not made those errors on raceday so have won the races. Of course there is no disputing that they are on top of their game, but so are most of the other Chevy teams.
I don't think it's a stretch to think that Toyota will be a lot better this week at Dover too.

 

[tkj24]

I agree, Jack needs to quit whining and go to work.

Even though Hendrick cars have won all of the COT races so far, IMO, they are not as dominant as the results indicate. Stewart, Harvick, and Hamlin have all dominated at least one of the races but mistakes during the race has cost them the race. As well, Burton ran Busch at Bristol really clean when a little Bristol tap would have won that for him.
Hendrick's teams have not made those errors on raceday so have won the races. Of course there is no disputing that they are on top of their game, but so are most of the other Chevy teams.
I don't think it's a stretch to think that Toyota will be a lot better this week at Dover too.

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I agree it is Chevy as a whole not just HMS that is dominating.