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Topic Started: Oct 1 2009, 10:15 PM (251 Views)
Jenny
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#48 and #5 cars 'too close' in tolerances at R&D center? Claire B. Lang reported on Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio Channel 128 "Dialed In" show Thursday night that the #48 and #5 Chevy's teams of Hendrick Motorsports were told they cars were too close to NASCAR tolerances at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, NC this week. The cars were taken to the R&D Center after Jimmie Johnson won the Sprint Cup race at Dover in the #48 with Mark Martin finishing 2nd in the #5 Chevy. Lang says she heard the teams were told not to bring the cars back to the track. Lang asked NASCAR if this was true and was told: "The 48 and 5 were brought back to the R&D center. We've been doing this since the inception of the new car as a part of routine post-race inspection. We bring the winner and a random pick back to the R&D center after each event. While both cars passed post race inspection, we informed the 48 and 5 they were extremely close on some of the tolerances."(10-1-2009)
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Gordon Owns
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Too close is not breaking the rules though.

Fuck NASCAR.

Now they cant even be close? No grey areas, no cheating..what the fuck else cant you do?

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ElDonkey
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that's bowshit

Jimmie is still going to show them who the boss is when he wins 4 in a row in November :D
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wtf? too close? its either legal or illegal
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reck24
Oct 1 2009, 10:31 PM
what the fuck else cant you do?

Be entertaining.
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UPDATE Word circulated Wednesday night that NASCAR had found issues with the #48 Chevy as well as the #5 Chevy during inspection at the Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. The two Hendrick Motorsports teams currently sit atop the points standings. The buzz within the NASCAR community suggests that the offset on the tail, which helps the rear of the car stick to the ground instead of spinning out, of the #5 Kellogg's Chevy just made the tolerance. NASCAR allows a tolerance of 0.070 of an inch for the body off of the center line of the car. Suffice it to say, JJ's #48 car didn't make it. But by how much? NASCAR claims it was .006 over the tolerance. That's about the thickness of two sheets of copier paper. Others in the garage hint at a charitable disposition on the part of the sanctioning body. So how did NASCAR view the situation with the Hendrick cars? "The 48 and 5 were brought back to the (Research and Development Center)," according to a NASCAR statement. "We've been doing this since the inception of the new car as a part of routine post-race inspection. We bring the winner and a random pick back to the R&D Center after each event. While both cars passed postrace inspection, we informed the 48 and 5 they were extremely close on some of the tolerances."(in part from FoxSports)(10-2-2009)
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So it was illegal. Yet legal. Yet not allowed to ever happen again. That what everyone else is gettin?
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Jenny
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That's what I got from it... Seems that just because they are in the top of the points, NASCAR dosn't want to hurt there chances of winning the Cup. I think they should be docked points, just like anyone else would have been. To me, that's BS that they weren't.

I wonder how much Jimmie or Chad or someone paid NASCAR not to dock them points? :wink:
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JetBlack3
Oct 2 2009, 08:09 AM
So it was illegal. Yet legal. Yet not allowed to ever happen again. That what everyone else is gettin?
i hate to sound like a hater but it basically sounds like it was illegal but nascar dont want to penalize them because of the chase
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Ram Jam
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I believe they may have to penalize Johnson so that Martin can get his title so his soul can rest in peace and he can return to Valhalla.
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ElDonkey
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You don't penalize the man legend, the man legend penalizes you.
The man legend has won the same life time achievement award twice.
The man legend won a staring contest against the sun.
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Basically it's illegal but not illegal enough they felt there was a huge advantage or need to penalize even though they could so they get a warning. This probably happens more then you hear about. I know it happens with the local tracks all the time. I would bet though if it wasn't chase it either wouldn't be a story or they would have gotten small fines, but Nascar has a huge story if either one of them can win the title and probably don't want to jeopardize it.
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Martin's was legal and Johnson's was not legal?

just dock Jimmie the points...he'll win anyways, lol
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Jenny
Oct 2 2009, 08:48 AM
That's what I got from it... Seems that just because they are in the top of the points, NASCAR dosn't want to hurt there chances of winning the Cup. I think they should be docked points, just like anyone else would have been. To me, that's BS that they weren't.

I wonder how much Jimmie or Chad or someone paid NASCAR not to dock them points? :wink:
Just cause your boy cant keep up with Jimmie for another year doesnt mean ya got to hate :P
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JetBlack3
Oct 2 2009, 11:40 AM
Jenny
Oct 2 2009, 08:48 AM
That's what I got from it... Seems that just because they are in the top of the points, NASCAR dosn't want to hurt there chances of winning the Cup. I think they should be docked points, just like anyone else would have been. To me, that's BS that they weren't.

I wonder how much Jimmie or Chad or someone paid NASCAR not to dock them points? :wink:
Just cause your boy cant keep up with Jimmie for another year doesnt mean ya got to hate :P
I have a lot of Boy's that can keep up with Jimmie :wink:
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Ram Jam
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Unless Martin is one of them... :shifty:




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Or the 2 car. :shifty:
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Gordon Owns
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No one cant keep up with Jimmie.

At least no one has been able to keet up since 2006.

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Jimme? Breaking the rules?

New and exciting.
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KK3869
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NASCAR never favors anybody.
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this reminds me of Jeffy poos T-Rex car that was so good that it musta been illegal but it wasn't
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Jenny
Oct 2 2009, 11:55 AM
I have a lot of Boy's that can keep up with Jimmie :wink:
Last three seasons say otherwise :D
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How legal were those cars? :shifty:
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JetBlack3
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Legal enough lol
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Gordon Owns
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The old man is fo realz.

Pole man for Kansas.
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JetBlack3
Oct 2 2009, 04:12 PM
Jenny
Oct 2 2009, 11:55 AM
I have a lot of Boy's that can keep up with Jimmie :wink:
Last three seasons say otherwise :D
Only because Jimmie and Chad have a lucky rabbit's foot shoved up there ass.... :wink:
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