Edwards calls for end of NASCAR’s Kangaroo Court

If you ask Carl Edwards, the time has come to implement an outside appeals committee in NASCAR that carries no ties to the sanctioning body. The National Stock Car Commission, NASCAR's appeals committee, this week upheld the 25-point penalty levied against Edwards' No. 99 Ford team after it failed to meet the minimum height requirement during post race inspection at Dover International Speedway two weeks back.

"I think it'd be best for the integrity of the sport, for fairness all around, if it was more of an unbiased panel," Edwards said Friday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "But the way it is, it's the same for everybody."

The National Stock Car Commission is comprised of 32 industry personalities, led by Chairman George Silbermann that includes, among others, track owners and executives, former drivers and former team owners. Silbermann and two others hear each appeal. ESPN.com Industry insiders liken it to a Kangaroo Court.

NASCAR is pleased with its current process, and feels like it has long served them well and will continue to do so. They have no plans to change the process.