Where is the parity??

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MoMike

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As I recall, Carl Long got hosed for $200,000 dollars, which put him out of business for 2 years.

#46 team penalized: Whitney Motorsports team owner Dusty Whitney's response to penalties levied against the team following post-race inspection of the #46 Dodge after the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: "I stand by NASCAR's decision in that they give us a box to work within and as competitors we are all expected to work within that box. However, I am extremely disappointed in that as a small team we outsource our engine building and we entrust our engine builder to ensure we meet the NASCAR parameters and engine requirements. By entrusting a third party that did not perform to NASCAR's standards our team is not only suffering a hefty financial penalty but we are also losing a valuable member of our team for six races along with a substantial loss of owner and driver points. We expect all of our vendors and outsourced suppliers to perform within the guidelines established by Whitney Motorsports and NASCAR and it is extremely unfortunate and costly when they do not." When NASCAR discovered the valves in the engine of the #46 Dodge to be below the mandated weight, Whitney Motorsports was penalized $50,000, driver Michael McDowell was penalized 50 driver points and owner Dusty Whitney was penalized 50 owner points. Crew chief Jeremy LaFaver has also been suspended from NASCAR competition for six weeks. That engine was acquired from Gillette-Evernham Motorsports and has since been rebuilt and updated by Arrington Engines.(Whitney Motorsports PR), have not seen an official release about the penalty from NASCAR.(9-21-2010)
MoMike
 
Wasn't Carl Long's penalty for an over-sized engine? I don't think that it had anything to do with valves being below minimum weight. :confused:
 
Yes it was. Unintentional, as was this incident. It just doesn't seem right. Somebody either got hammered, or is getting off too light.
MoMike
 
Over mandated cubic inches + underweight valves= illegal motor.

Like being pregnant you are or you aren't, no such thing as "just a little bit". Illegal motor is a illegal motor and the penalties in a perfect world not run by the brain would be the same. That would be parity.
 
Yet no penalty for Hendricks' mysterious height rise after shocks cool down and going after RCR with a tripple inspection? Crap like this leaves a real bad taste in my mouth when it comes to Cup, that's why you won't see me going to any Cup races any time soon. I'd rather stay with the local scene here in New England.
 
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