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NASCAR CEO Brian France and NASCAR President Mike Helton held a press conference Friday afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway. They announced that Penske Racing and Front Row Motorsports teams were being placed on probation for the remainder of the season for "actions detrimental to stock car racing'. In addition, NASCAR will hold a mandatory meeting for NASCAR drivers and crew chiefs Saturday at the track to discuss "ethics". NASCAR will update the media again following that meeting.
Furthermore, #24-Jeff Gordon will be added to the Chase field as a 13th driver since the actions of Penske and Front Row were out of his control.(9-13-2013)
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Helton and France announce that Jeff Gordon will be joining the Chase as the 13th driver
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2013) – Following a comprehensive review of all available audio and video communications from last Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway, along with interviews with team personnel, NASCAR announced Friday the following decision:
· Both the Front Row Motorsports and Penske Racing organizations have been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating Section 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing).
· A 13th car – the No. 24 – would be added to this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
“Based on all of our findings this week, we determined both Front Row Motorsports and Penske Racing organizations would be placed on probation for the remainder of this season,” said Brian France, NASCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Additionally, based upon the totality of our findings, to be fair and equitable we decided that adding a 13th car to this year’s Chase is the appropriate action.
“Beginning with our decision Monday, which resulted in an unprecedented team penalty, and continuing with further examination of actions involving two other race teams, it is clear to us that attempts to manipulate the results impacted the Chase field.
“The integrity of our sport remains the cornerstone of NASCAR, and our actions this week speak to our commitment to ensure a level playing field for all competitors.”
Additionally, NASCAR will conduct a mandatory meeting with drivers, owners, crew chiefs and other team personnel tomorrow to address this issue moving forward.
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So glad Jeff will be part of the chase. Clint should have been booted out with his "accidental" spin. holy cow, how much cheating can go on. always thought that Michael was an upstanding guy, now i'm really wondering. too bad this sport is getting marred just like the rest of the sport franchises. it seems a day can't go by without some team or player getting fine, penalized, suspended or criminal charges being laid. maybe they should start cutting the salaries given, cause they just seem to get more & more greedy. whatever happened to the days of playing or driving for the love of it? :shrug:
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After an hour or so it looks like we may get a green fl ag :-)
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Finally after an hours rain delay, the race is getting under way. The opening ceremonies are done & all that's left is to start their engines & do their opening pace laps.
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Cars are rolling out onto the track
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Josh Wise moves to the back of the track due to missing the driver's meeting.
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RaceBuddy on NASCAR.com has 6 driver cams and 2 track cams
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I've always wondered how a driver could miss the meeting. What else did he have to do today to miss it?
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The starting line up
Joey Logano
Brad Keselowski
Juan Pablo Montoya
Kasey Kahne
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Jeff Gordon
Greg Biffle
Carl Edwards
Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman
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