Weekly NASCAR cheating report
In pre-qualifying inspection Friday at California Speedway, Mayfield's Bill Davis Racing car was found to have too much camber in the rear end. The team fixed the problem, which requires taking a blowtorch to the rear of the car, and went back through the inspection line, but the car was found to be too light on the right side.
Then, in a moment of desperation, a team member stuck a piece of lead inside the water bottle to add the extra weight. But NASCAR discovered the illegal trick, which is considered tampering with the car.
"Let's say this, it's well outside the rule book," NASCAR Nextel Cup Series director John Darby said, adding that any penalties would be announced on Tuesday.
"We did something stupid, you know?" Lax said. "I've got some young guys that need a little more experience and that was just a deal where we did something that was a bit immature. We got our hand slapped for that deal, and I went and had a little talk with Darby, and he said he'll call me Tuesday and let me know how much it's going to cost."
Mayfield said he expected "big penalties" for the infraction. Scenedaily.com
08/31/07 NASCAR announced today that Greg Tester, crew chief of the No. 71 Chevrolet driven by Ron Young in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined and penalized due to rule violations at Michigan International Speedway.
Tester was fined $5,000 and placed on probation until December 31, 2007, for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing), 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used that do not conform to NASCAR rules) and 20A – 5.9D (4) (unapproved intake manifold modifications to the plenum area) of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Rule Book.
The infraction was discovered during opening day inspection on August 17.