tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387477.post384427902667418913..comments2008-02-29T12:03:29.062-05:00Brian Vermettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729977514524441803brian@racedriven.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387477.post-44096225608615629322008-02-29T12:03:29.062-05:002008-02-29T12:03:29.062-05:00Hi Johnny,<BR/>I understand what you are saying, however the way that NASCAR has issued penalties in the past, they have backed themselves into a corner and the only fair thing that they can do is hand out 100 driver/owner points, 100k fines and crew chief gets suspended for 6 races to anyone who messes or has a wrong part on the COT regardless of what caused it.<BR/><BR/>Do I like the penalites no, do I agree, no, so I am interested in seeing if Gordon's penalty is overturned or reduced.Racedrivenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04729977514524441803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387477.post-41914638593722816802008-02-25T08:24:00.000-05:002008-02-25T08:24:00.000-05:00I really disagree with you on this one for a couple of reasons. Primarily, there was no intent to either use an illegal part or modify an existing "untouchable" part. This was an off the shelf part from Dodge that he used here, not Chad Knaus finding some kind of loophole in the body jig. Dodge had a valid part # and tag for it, and Robby was just the victim of their bad information. I think Dodge will likely pay his fine for him, but for his situation, this was devastating because the points loss will knock him way back, maybe into "go or go home" status while he is desperately looking for sponsors.<BR/><BR/>The punishment should fit the crime here. There was no attempt to gain illegal advantage nor was there a safety hazard from using that nose. A hefty fine is logical because Dodge will pay it and be more careful about their operations in the future. 25 points might have made Robby more careful, but 100 will cripple his operation and they should be more sensitive to that, although getting rid of one of their more vocal personalities may be something they want to do.Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17654832236860079943noreply@blogger.com