NASCAR bags another cheater – Jeff Gordon
"I just think if you're low, you're low," Sadler said. "That's what they have postrace inspection for, and if you fail, you fail. The win should be taken from you."
Sadler, whose team director, Josh Browne, was suspended for two races after illegal mounting bolts were found on his No. 19 Evernham Motorsports Dodge in prequalifying inspection for the Daytona 500, was "surprised" NASCAR let the victory stand.
"If you don't pass postrace inspection, you don't get whatever position you finished in," Sadler said. "That's why you have postrace inspection. That's the purpose of it."
Sadler found Gordon's infraction "funny."
"It's just funny that they were low on a track that [being] low helps," Sadler said. "I'm willing to bet any of y'all any kind of money y'all want to bet that they won't be low at a downforce racetrack where you want to be high. … It's just weird how it all worked out like that yesterday." Scenedaily.com
[Editor's Note: Ever wonder what it's like racing for an organization that allows cheaters to prosper, and to make matters worse, is inconsistent in how it enforces the rules……..to suit their needs? Welcome to NASCAR. Is this a sport or a Barnum and Bailey Circus?]
02/15/07 Following post-race inspection after the second Gatorade Duel at Daytona qualifying race, Jeff Gordon’s winning No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet was found to be an inch too low, prompting NASCAR to relegate Gordon to a 42nd starting position in Sunday’s Daytona 500.
NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said he feels the action was unintentional. No fines or point deductions will be assessed, according to Pemberton. "We're sure this wasn't intentional," Pemberton said. [Note: How funny, then why did you move him back to 42nd?]
Despite the infraction, Gordon still goes into the record books as the winner.