Carl Edwards calls for change of NASCAR appeals panel
Quote selected text Published October 12th, 2007 in NASCAR News
If you ask Carl Edwards, the time has come to implement an outside appeals committee in NASCAR that carries no ties to the sanctioning body. The National Stock Car Commission, NASCAR’s appeals committee, this week upheld the 25-point penalty levied against Edwards’ No. 99 Ford team after it failed to meet the minimum height requirement during post race inspection at Dover International Speedway two weeks back.
“I think it’d be best for the integrity of the sport, for fairness all around, if it was more of an unbiased panel,” Edwards said Friday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “But the way it is, it’s the same for everybody.”
The National Stock Car Commission is comprised of 32 industry personalities, led by Chairman George Silbermann that includes, among others, track owners and executives, former drivers and former team owners. Silbermann and two others hear each appeal.
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And noone EVER wins an appeal.
Yep, nobody is going to win an appeal the way it is, not even Hendrick! I’m totally fine with it the way it is. It’s fair for everyone. They all get the chance to appeal and all get shot down equally. Maybe people will realize that they aren’t going to win an appeal and they’ll stop trying. It’s pointless. You broke the rules (intentionally or accidentally) and you pay for it.
Of course Cryin Carl isn’t fine with it because he got banged and then they tried to come up with every lame excuse possible for why they should get out of it or have the penalty lessened because it’s the chase. Keep the car within spec and you won’t have to worry about appeals!
Only problem with that was Nascar let Jeff Gordon slide earlier this year when they determined his car was too low due to a bad shock. They said it wasnt intentional , so no fine. Only difference was it was after qualifying and not after the race.
Exactly Justin, Gordon was low because of a shock failure in the Gatorade Duels. Because of that NASCAR made him forefit his qualifying position for the Daytona 500. Even Jeff Burton went to NASCAR and asked to see the part because he thought it was fishy. Afterwards he was quoted as saying:
“It’s my opinion what happened to the 24 is just a screwup, the part was beat up pretty badly. It wasn’t machined to work that way. It was seen by me as an honest mistake. From what I’ve seen, it wasn’t a performance advantage. I think the punishment met the crime.”
Carl should just accept it, and drop it before the powers that be at Nascar find something else to get him for!
I want to know why Nascar didn’t catch that before the race, did everyone have a hangover and didn’t feel like doing a full blown inspection or what?
Nascar is going to ruin it for everyone, including the fans, too many retarded rules……