Hendrick VP says other teams ‘outside the rules’ this weekend
Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Hendrick Motorsports said Friday it will use penalties levied against Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson and their teams as a learning experience.
“As we went through this, some of the things became more clear to us as far as what NASCAR’s tolerance on their data was,” said Doug Duchardt, the team’s vice president for development. “It wasn’t as clear to us before last Friday.”
NASCAR issued six-race suspensions for crew chiefs Steve Latarte and Chad Knaus. Each team also got $100,000 fines and 100 point deductions for body modifications found during initial inspections at Infineon Raceway.
“I’m extremely disappointed in NASCAR and the decisions that they’ve made,” Gordon said. “But I will say we’re crystal clear going forward.”
Duchardt said Hendrick Motorsports did not know how closely NASCAR would be policing the car of tomorrow.
“When I read that there is an eighth-inch tolerance for the data that NASCAR gave us, that is an extremely difficult thing to manufacture,” he said.
“… There are a bunch of cars that did not meet that eighth of an inch tolerance and they are here this weekend.”
NASCAR vice president for competition Robin Pemberton said, “I am not even going to respond to that.”
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No, Pemberton, don’t rspond to that, remark.
Because these “other” cars that don’t meet
your specs aren’t 271 points ahead of the
competition. The aren’t seeded in 1st and 2nd
place (as of now) in the chase. I’m sure before
the chase, the points will tighten up–so no one
ruins, France’s new championship chase.
Not whining, just stating the facts. I agree with
Gordon, why don’t they, just certify the body?
ain’t that the truth?? they are just using the top 3 popular drivers as examples to the other teams! But what can ya do?
JEFF GORDON HAS MORE SENSE IN HIS BIG TOE THAN ALL OF THE
NASCAR OFFICIALS HAVE IN THIER HEAD. JEFF HAS FORGOTEN MORE
THAN ANY OFFICIAL.
no, pemberton, don’t reply to that!!
we all know y’all didn’t reply because ya’ll
couldn’t think up a lie fast enough!
would they stop bitchin like little kids already? take your damn penalty and shut
the hell up like the owner already has.
They had no choice but to take it as nascar has stated that anyone who appeals will get penallized even worse, this aint your daddies nascar the france family sure knows how to screw things up
U SHUT UP!!! JAYSON