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Well, everybody cheats, but in this case, Newman's crew got caught.
What boggles my mind is they just now applied this penalty? Long after everyone has stopped talking about that race, now comes this penalty?
Tires, Fuel and the Engine are the three things that you absolutely do not touch on the car.Well, everybody cheats, but in this case, Newman's crew got caught.
Geez! If you're gonna cheat, at least win the race.![]()
Ryan Blaney was injured in a bull riding accident. Landon Cassill to replace him.
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I had nothing to do with this
I guess Hamlin has lost a little bit of support there? Because he was second loudest all three times I've been there, save for the first time (In 2010 when Mark Martin was everybody's other favorite driver).Dale Jr got the loudest ovation, obviously.
Hamlin got a loud reaction, but it was mixed. There were apparently some people at the track that weren't fans of his. Of course, most of the crowd probably traveled up from NC, like I did. A Richmond crowd would probably give a better indication of his home-town popularity.
Gordon's reaction was pretty positive overall. I think those that disliked him in his early days have either softened up to him over time (especially since Dale Sr's death), or have moved on from NASCAR.
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Whoa, hold on. Kyle Busch actually was in one of these races?
Apparently microscopic holes were drilled into the tires which NASCAR was unable to detect. So they were taken to an outside lab and found out after a considerable time had passed. Many teams were said to have been doing it, particularly Harvick, even last year. Newman and maybe some others persisted with the trick even after NASCAR was confiscating tires for analysis. The big penalty will force Newman to take big chances on setup in hopes of a win to get into the Chase.What boggles my mind is they just now applied this penalty? Long after everyone has stopped talking about that race, now comes this penalty?
Essentially, yes. They would let out air in such a fashion as to increase contact patch during the run. This is cheating of the highest order, right up there with Chad Knauss and Smokey Yunick.I'm guessing these Microscopic holes were made to increase grip?