4 more Nationwide teams to appeal Daytona penalties
Quote selected text Published February 24th, 2008 in NASCAR News
Add Phoenix Racing, Davis Motorsports, Rusty Wallace Racing and Richardson-Haas Motorsports to the list of teams that will be appealing penalties.
All of those teams were penalized for not having a tight oil reservoir tank cover, something that could allow air flow easier through the car, during qualifying Feb. 15 at Daytona International Speedway.
Teams were penalized 25 points but the crew chiefs were suspended for six weeks and fined $15,000.
The only team not appealing is Kevin Harvick Inc., whose No. 77 team is running only six or seven races this year.
“It’s terrible in the Nationwide deal,” [Phoenix Racing crew chief Newt Moore] he said. “It’s really going to hurt all the teams really bad. In the Cup Series, you’ve got backup crew chiefs and engineers that can run the show. … I was a race car driver for years. I’ve been on fire twice. [Driver] Johnny Sauter is one of my best friends. I’m not going to do anything that’s going to get him burned up just for us to go half-a-tenth [of a second] quicker.”
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