Weekly NASCAR cheaters report

Talladega Superspeedway has always been a place where teams have tried to push the rules to the limits, as teams go in search of speed. Friday at Talladega, inspectors uncovered a new variation of an old trick, seizing a pair of unapproved lower a-arms off the #46 Whitney Collision Centers Chevy driven by Michael McDowell. The a-arms appeared to have been hollowed out and filled with tiny ball bearings, making them far heavier than normal. NASCAR apparently found out about it when some of the ball bearings fell out of one of the a-arms. The lower a-arms are located at one of the lowest points on the car. Adding weight there improves handling by lowering the car's center of gravity. It also allows the team to remove weight somewhere else higher up on the car. If NASCAR penalizes the team – and it likely will – expect the penalty to be handed out Tuesday. SPEED