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PKRWUD · 10-24-2001, 01:33 PM

What it was was poor planning. They sent the car out legal. It passed pre-race inspection. Where they screwed up was in the springs. Over the course of 500 miles, the springs "settle". This is known, and the goal is to compensate just enough so that the car is legal at the end of the race. They didn't count on running so many caution free laps. At a steady speed of 190+mph, the force on the springs causes them to settle more than if there had been fairly regular breaks due to cautions. They bet on more yellows, and they lost that bet. The crew chief is ultimately responsible for the equipment choices that are made, and since this choice was a bad enough one to violate the rules, Tony received the $25,000 fine. He wasn't alone, either. Ten different teams (and ultimately 10 different crew chiefs) received fines after the race on Sunday. One crew member (I don't remember which team) even got banned from NASCAR indefinately for illegally selling credentials.

Take care,
-Chris

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10-24-2001, 01:33 PM	#7
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	What it was was poor planning. They sent the car out legal. It passed pre-race inspection. Where they screwed up was in the springs. Over the course of 500 miles, the springs "settle". This is known, and the goal is to compensate just enough so that the car is legal at the end of the race. They didn't count on running so many caution free laps. At a steady speed of 190+mph, the force on the springs causes them to settle more than if there had been fairly regular breaks due to cautions. They bet on more yellows, and they lost that bet. The crew chief is ultimately responsible for the equipment choices that are made, and since this choice was a bad enough one to violate the rules, Tony received the $25,000 fine. He wasn't alone, either. Ten different teams (and ultimately 10 different crew chiefs) received fines after the race on Sunday. One crew member (I don't remember which team) even got banned from NASCAR indefinately for illegally selling credentials. Take care, -Chris ------------------ Retired Moderator MustangNet My site: Peckerwoods Pit Stop My teams site: Jim Porter Racing RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN. [This message has been edited by PKRWUD (edited 10-24-2001).]