Nascar Rules

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Driver docked six points, Wolfe fined $25,000 after failing post-race inspection
NASCAR penalized defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Penske Racing team Tuesday with the loss of six championship driver and team owner points for an infraction at Dover International Speedway.

The front end of Keselowski’s Ford measured too low in post-race inspection following the driver’s fifth-place finish in the June 2 FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks.

The loss of points drops Keselowski from eighth to 10th in the standings, where he leads 11th-place Jeff Gordon by eight points.
In addition to the points penalty, crew chief Paul Wolfe has been fined $25,000 and will remain on probation until Dec. 31.
In a statement released following the penalty announcement, Penske officials said the car "experienced a part failure … which resulted in the car’s front end being too low when presented for post-race inspection.

"The problem is being addressed internally to ensure it does not occur again and the team is not planning to appeal the penalty.”
According to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rule Book, the minimum front car height permitted following competition is 3-3/4 inches (clearance from front splitter to ground). The minimum measurement prior to competition is 4-1/4 inches. The 1/2-inch difference is to allow for the resulting wear and tear that occurs during a race.
It is the second time this season that Keselowski and the team have been penalized. Following the April race at Texas Motor Speedway, the No. 2 and 22 Penske Racing teams were penalized for infractions involving the rear-end housings of the organization’s two cars.
The violation resulted in 25-point driver and owner penalties, as well as $100,000 fines and suspensions of six points races for crews Wolfe (Keselowski) and Todd Gordon (Joey Logano).
Team manager Travis Geisler as well as car chiefs and lead engineers for the two teams were also suspended.
The suspensions were reduced to two points races upon appeal, although the 25-point penalties were upheld.
Last weekend’s race at Dover marked the return to the track for Wolfe, Gordon and the other parties involved.

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IF you think the 2.4 litre engines in Formula 1 give a high pitch whine now H team wait until next year, the rule change brings them down to 1.6 L. and turbo-charging is back!!!

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Leffler killed in sprint-car race accident


http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-med...-accident.html

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Not NASCAR, but interesting.

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The NASCAR community was left stunned Wednesday night by the news that driver Jason Leffler had been killed in an accident during a sprint-car race in New Jersey.

Leffler, 37, died in a crash at Bridgeport Speedway, a five-eighths mile high-banked dirt track in Swedesboro, N.J. He was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m. Eastern time, according to the Associated Press.

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A native of Long Beach, Calif., Leffler has been a fixture at NASCAR’s national level since 1999. The two-time winner on the NASCAR Nationwide Series leaves behind a young son, Charlie.

“NASCAR extends its thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to the family of Jason Leffler who passed away earlier this evening,” NASCAR said in statement. “For more than a decade, Jason was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be missed.”

According to local news reports from the area, Leffler had to be extricated from his vehicle and was taken by ambulance to a local trauma center, where he later died from his injuries. Bridgeport Speedway immediately suspended racing for the rest of the night after the accident occurred.

"We are very saddened at the passing of Jason Leffler,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chief Operating Officer J. Douglas Boles said in a statement. “He was one of the most versatile race drivers in America, showing his talent by competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during his career.

“He also displayed the skills that would help him reach the top levels of the sport by winning four USAC national series titles while winning on tracks throughout the Midwest,” Boles continued. “Jason was a terrific guy who always had time for everyone. Our deepest sympathies are extended to his entire family, team and fans."

“I’m completely devastated to hear about Jason Leffler. It doesn’t seem real. Pray for his family tonight,” Nationwide Series driver Trevor Bayne wrote on Twitter, echoing the sentiments of many who knew the well-liked former U.S. Auto Club champion.

“Sitting here in disbelief,” veteran NASCAR driver Elliott Sadler wrote on Twitter. “All I can think about is Charlie. Prayers to his little boy.”

Leffler made his first NASCAR start this season in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway, where he finished 43rd. Although he competed at NASCAR’s top level for both Joe Gibbs Racing and Chip Ganassi, his best years came on the Nationwide tour, where he finished inside the top 10 in points five times. He won Nationwide races for owners Gene Haas and Todd Braun, and also won a Camping World Truck Series event in 2003 for Jim Smith.
But Leffler’s roots were in the USAC ranks, where he won three midget titles to go along with a silver crown championship. He returned to those roots this season, competing most of the year in a winged sprint car.

"Such sad news tonight," Nationwide rookie Kyle Larson, himself a former sprint-car driver, wrote on Twitter. "Leffler was a great person and even better dad. I am glad I got to know him. Rest in peace."

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great pregnant mosquitos on steroids, than Rocky.

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Here we are at Michigan for the Quicken Loans 400. Thunder storms have already passed thru earlier so there should be no problem getting the race in. The starting line up for the race is,
Carl Edwards
Kurt Busch
Kasey Kahne
Paul Menard
Aric Amirola
Joey Logano
Autin Dillon
Matt Kenseth
Kyle Busch
Juan Pablo Montoya

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At the green, Kurt went up into Carl, causing Carl to go up the track & Paul squeezing by for 2nd.

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Lap 2-Carl Edwards tells team his car is too loose. Holding station at fifth place.

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Caution out for Jeff Gordon

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Bobby spins & while Jeff was taking the high side, Bobby's car went up the hill & caught Jeff's. Jeff's back in the garage hoping to get it fixed & not loose too much ground. This all happened on lap 6.

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Lap 7-Top 10 at caution: Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart