Three races ago, NASCAR inspectors found Jimmie Johnson's car to be illegal (body too high in the rear end, increasing downforce and improving handling) after he recorded a victory at Dover.
NASCAR did nothing.
Last weekend, with Tony Stewart comfortably leading and running away with the race at Lowe's Motor Speedway, NASCAR changed it's rules in the middle of a race, by ordering the teams to pit their cars and run a tire pressure mandated by NASCAR. Several laps later, his handling changed significantly, Stewart crashed when his tires...NASCAR mandated tire pressure...let go. Jimmie Johnson, struggling at the time of NASCAR's "safety-related" decision on tires, went on to win, and pull into a first place tie with Stewart in the points standings.
Who will get ripped off by NASCAR today in it's efforts to help Jimmie Johnson (car owner, Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick) win a championship?
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Martinsville: Did you happen to notice that they did nothing to Mark Martin for running into Kenny Wallace (as he was about to go a lap down) but when Kurt Busch hit someone, they made him pit and loose a lap. I just wish they would be consistant.
Yep, saw that.
I'm no big fan of Kurt Busch, but it sure seems NASCAR has no problem penalizing him for things that others get away with.
Looks like he was pretty much eliminated from the "Chase" this weekend. Who's it going to be next week? My guess is they will make sure Rusty Wallace or Ryan Newman run into some kind of trouble, maybe Tony Stewart. But my hunch is they've already messed with Tony (at Lowe's) so they MIGHT leave him alone for now. You can bet, however, that if he's still leading the 48 car by just a small margin, they'll step in and do something stupid. That is NASCAR's legacy. Doing stupid things to wreck a perfectly good sport.
NASCAR mandated tire pressures based on Tony's tires. He and someone else (sorry, can't remember who..thinkin Elliot Sadler) were the only ones not blistering when NASCAR mandated the tire pressures.
I don't follow. Are you saying Tony was already running at the mandate?
Because he wasn't. He said his crew had to make a significant change, and it drastically changed how his car handled.
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