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March 05, 2008
NASCAR penalizes Edwards and team
I was surprised when I read about Edwards penalty, I actually though they'd go easy on him since they had rescinded a similar penalty in the Nationwide Series, but they weren't easy on him. NASCAR stayed consistent with their 100 driver points, 100 owner points, $100,000 fine and six week suspension for the crew chief.
It wasn't really explained, but I guess they felt that they did something since the lid was off and not just loose. No word on whether they will appeal the penalty, but I assume they would. Rusty Wallace Inc. and driver David Stremme had their penalty in the Nationwide Series rescinded for a similar situation, but their lid was not off. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Robby Gordon won his appeal, points are given back and the crew chief is on probation, not suspended. The only thing they did was up the fine from $100,000 to $150,000.
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Glad Robby got his points back. Must be a huge relief. Hopefully Dodge will kick in on the money deal for the fine.
Posted by: Graceann | Mar 5, 2008 7:15:58 PM
I actually think that there is a lack of consistency here because of the 10 point win penalty if he makes the chase. Certainly everything else was consistent, but taking away chase bonus points is something that they chose only to do with Carl.
Posted by: Racesmarter | Mar 5, 2008 7:21:40 PM
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