A very interesting story came out of Daytona for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. 16 Sprint Cup Series teams and 15 Nationwide Series teams were found to be using unapproved roof flap spacers. The roof flap spacers are metal disks that sit in the tray and give the roof flaps something to rest on so that they remain level with the roof surface. The 16 Sprint Cup Series teams include Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Trevor Bayne, Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Michael Waltrip, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., Jamie McMurray and Casey Mears. The 15 Nationwide Series teams include Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Trevor Bayne, Brian Vickers, Travis Pastrana, Michael Annett, Cole Whitt, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Landon Cassill, Blake Koch, Mike Bliss, Reed Sorenson, Robert Richardson Jr., Jason White and Dexter Stacey. In total, 31 teams were found to be in violation and facing possible penalties. Any show, practice, qualifying, or race you would have seen, commentators or race teams would be talking about the penalties that will come out of Daytona. It was said that the spacers would cause safety to be harmed and possibly affect the racing due to a lack of weight. The NASCAR world sat waiting for the news to come on Tuesday, but it never came. Finally, the news came on Wednesday what the penalties would be, but it was a complete shock. NASCAR decided that no penalties would be handed to the 31 teams found using unapproved roof flap spacers. NASCAR decided that since the parts were found in a non routine inspection, the part could not be enforced with a penalty. All I have to say on the matter is: What? I mean, have you seen some of the penalties NASCAR has handed out this year? This is something major, in my opinion. As much as NASCAR can say this didn't affect safety, they have to prove it to me and the drivers. I care about drivers getting cheated with stupid penalties, but this could have affected the sport largely. Before I get too far into my opinion, I will stop here and just let the story stay like it is. In case you guys did not know about the issue or the finish off the issue, I hope this helps give you an answer and maybe you feel like leaving your opinions below. I will be writing some more things this weekend and I hope you guys can check them out.
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-Stories:
http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20130710d
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/07/10/nascar-penalties-roof-flap-spacers-announced.html
-Definition of a Roof Flap Spacer:
http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/tag/aero/
-Image:
http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/~/media/85884E2EEFF24655AED45223DA4A2AB7.ashx?w=602&h=345
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