Guess what? If the car had been 3/8 higher on the right rear , it would have handled even better and gone faster. So much for the cheating theory. AND , dont forget that nascar let Jeff Gordon slide on being too low , because they said “we dodnt believe they intended to have it too low”. So Carl spanked everyone but kenseth , so get over it , maybe everyones favorites will do better this week.

if it was higher it would have had more overall aero drag but less air on the wing, by being low the wing can have more control on the cars ballance which “could” be why the 99 was so fast in the corners. Unless it had damage from contact reather they ment to make it low or not, it failed post race tech and needs to be penelized

If Edwards gets fined, we’ll know

i was at the race. he did look a lil too fast

(a lil fast) Ummm, let’s see that’s what those race cars are suppose to do…go fast.

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I know Carl and he Does NOT cheat!!! Neither does anyone on team 99. They are NOT like the 48 team. This will get fixed soon! NASCAR just needs to get their head out of their butt and realize it’s an odd issue that can take place on the track, not something that happened in the garage. If NASCAR would also realize that hey they didn’t find this problem at pre-race inspections, then it probably wont show up in post- race. So in between that time the only way it could have happened was from being bumped.

So you “know” Carl, eh? Just because you like him doesn’t mean he doesn’t cheat. It was obvious Sunday that they had an advantage on everyone. And as the race went on, Carl got faster.

And for the 48 team comment. That was uncalled for. The 48 team has the best crew chief out there today and nobody likes it. Ah well. No one likes a winner, do they? I’m not saying Knaus hasn’t bent the rules to get an advantage, but what true crew chief wouldn’t?

LOL..opps, I ment to say I know how Carl is, Not that I personally know him. And you sound just like the other on Hendricks team, A big whiner. (Boo, hoo someone’s picking on the 48 team…go get a hanky!)

Greg Biffle had the same problem in the spring Bristol race. There was no penalty.

As for the tires comments, think about how many of the laps you say the tires had on them were under caution. Maybe if you thought bofore you guys cried cheater, you would sound a little smarter. Grow up.

Biffle wasn’t penalized because at the time there was no minimum requirement… From March 30, By Jim Utter, The Charlotte Observer:

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Greg Biffle didn’t receive a penalty last week because his was too low in the rear after the race because NASCAR’s rulebook regarding the “car of tomorrow” only has minimum rear heights applicable to Daytona and Talladega.

In essence, there is no rule requiring a minimum height in the rear of the car, but Nextel Cup Series director John Darby said that will likely soon be rectified.

“The only two tracks where there is actually a minimum height prescribed in the rulebook are Daytona and Talladega,” Darby said. “In regards to post race heights there are maximum heights spelled out for the downforce tracks and dimensions are given.”

Darby said NASCAR is working on a procedure that will soon encompass both maximum and minimum heights.

“We understand we have to have a minimum going down the road. Where we’re at right now is determining where the teams need it and where we need it.”

Carl is my favorite driver.. so this may be biased… haha
Carl EARNED those points yest. & Bob Osbourne CERTAINLY is no Chad Knauss … and I don’t know if I’m correctly remembering but didn’t NASCAR let Knauss slide once or twice on failing pre-race inspection?

Carl sat there during the race and told Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree and Jerry Punch that if he won he was giving his trophy away.
NASCAR should see Carl’s good-doings and applaud him…
They said there was no COT infractions–SO LET THE BOY RACE!

I don’t always agree with Jack Roush but with what he was quoted as saying in this article–I agree 100%. NASCAR is so screwy with their rules… they read into the gray area WAY too much.

As for the tires comments, think about how many of the laps you say the tires had on them were under caution. Maybe if you thought bofore you guys cried cheater, you would sound a little smarter. Grow up.

I know Carl and he Does NOT cheat!!! Neither does anyone on team 99. They are NOT like the 48 team. This will get fixed soon! NASCAR just needs to get their head out of their butt and realize it’s an odd issue that can take place on the track, not something that happened in the garage. If NASCAR would also realize that hey they didn’t find this problem at pre-race inspections, then it probably wont show up in post- race. So in between that time the only way it could have happened was from being bumped.

So you “know” Carl, eh? Just because you like him doesn’t mean he doesn’t cheat. It was obvious Sunday that they had an advantage on everyone. And as the race went on, Carl got faster.

And for the 48 team comment. That was uncalled for. The 48 team has the best crew chief out there today and nobody likes it. Ah well. No one likes a winner, do they? I’m not saying Knaus hasn’t bent the rules to get an advantage, but what true crew chief wouldn’t?

this is very similair to what happened to gordon at daytona, they found the car to low on the right side. and they determined it was unintentional and not advantageous, and no penalties were given. that was pre-race though, and this is cot, so i dont think carl will get off that easy, but 25 points is fine for this. this is not jet fuel, an illegally mounted wing, or twisted fenders at a road course. this is a bent up car, 3/8″ low on the outside, after a demolition derby.

“favoritism (which a lot of fans think there already is with Roush).”

I never said I personally think that, but I’m sure if you ask non-Roush and non-Hendrick fans, they would gladly give you an earful about the favorable treatment that they perceive both of those teams get from NASCAR.

BTW, I’m well aware of the things NASCAR has done over the years to try and keep a handle on the Roush empire, so you don’t need to lecture me on that.