why no points deducted from the 48?

#1

Just read that 25 points were taken from Terry and the new Hall of Fame
racing team for an illegal carb used in qualifying. (Joe Gibbs, who is
supplying the engines, has taken full blame for the mix up).
This seems like a legitimate mistake but I still think the fine is needed.
My question is why no points were taken off the 48 for a blatant attempt at
cheating.

#2

"calhoun" <builderpaul@"pants".invalid> wrote

Quote:

Just read that 25 points were taken from Terry and the new Hall
of Fame
racing team for an illegal carb used in qualifying. (Joe Gibbs,
who is
supplying the engines, has taken full blame for the mix up).
This seems like a legitimate mistake but I still think the fine
is needed.
My question is why no points were taken off the 48 for a
blatant attempt at
cheating.

top team >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new team

#3

Because it's owned by the master crook himself rick hendrick
"calhoun" <builderpaul@"pants".invalid> wrote

Quote:

Just read that 25 points were taken from Terry and the new Hall of Fame
racing team for an illegal carb used in qualifying. (Joe Gibbs, who is
supplying the engines, has taken full blame for the mix up).
This seems like a legitimate mistake but I still think the fine is needed.
My question is why no points were taken off the 48 for a blatant attempt
at cheating.

#4

Because Hendrick had a plane crash a bunch of years ago.....

"calhoun" <builderpaul@"pants".invalid> wrote

Quote:

Just read that 25 points were taken from Terry and the new Hall of Fame
racing team for an illegal carb used in qualifying. (Joe Gibbs, who is
supplying the engines, has taken full blame for the mix up).
This seems like a legitimate mistake but I still think the fine is needed.
My question is why no points were taken off the 48 for a blatant attempt
at cheating.

#5

20_2x_Champ wrote:

Quote:

Because Hendrick had a plane crash a bunch of years ago.....

They should award him an extra 1,000 owner points for all the suffering he
has been through. And allow Gordo and JJ to keep cheating.

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#6

"DR" <sonofsouth (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in
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Because it's owned by the master crook himself rick hendrick

I seem to remember that Rick Hendrick was up on Federal charges in the
1990s for money laundering. I also seem to remember that the same Rick
Hendrick contracted leukemia about that time.

What happened to the money laundering charges, and why is Rick cured
miraculously of leukemia?

#7

President Bill Clinton pardoned him before him left office in 2000..

"elaich" <a@b.c> wrote

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"DR" <sonofsouth (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in
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Because it's owned by the master crook himself rick hendrick

I seem to remember that Rick Hendrick was up on Federal charges in the
1990s for money laundering. I also seem to remember that the same Rick
Hendrick contracted leukemia about that time.

What happened to the money laundering charges, and why is Rick cured
miraculously of leukemia?

#8

calhoun wrote:

Quote:

Just read that 25 points were taken from Terry and the new Hall of Fame
racing team for an illegal carb used in qualifying. (Joe Gibbs, who is
supplying the engines, has taken full blame for the mix up).
This seems like a legitimate mistake but I still think the fine is needed.
My question is why no points were taken off the 48 for a blatant attempt at
cheating.

NASCAR explained it by saying that the parts that Knaus used to make
JJ's car illegal, were not illegal parts in and of themselves. Each
component of the setup was legal; it was the effect of the way he
combined them that made it illegal. OTOH, Labonte's carbeurator was in
and of itself illegal (the part wasn't legal).

An on-the-line difference, to me, but I'm not NASCAR.

(And, BTW, that "felon" stuff about Hendrick is so old it's grey - give
it up.)

N.

#9

Nancy1 wrote:

Quote:

calhoun wrote:

My question is why no points were taken off the 48 for a blatant attempt at
cheating.

NASCAR explained it by saying that the parts that Knaus used to make
JJ's car illegal, were not illegal parts in and of themselves. Each
component of the setup was legal; it was the effect of the way he
combined them that made it illegal. OTOH, Labonte's carbeurator was in
and of itself illegal (the part wasn't legal).

Another way of saying it: Knaus violated the INTENT of the rules but
not the lettering in the rules.

In Labonte's case, I suspect that the penalty will be appealed on the
grounds that their violation was not intentional and Nascar will give
TL his 25 points back.

#10

"Deus vult" wrote ...

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In Labonte's case, I suspect that the penalty will be appealed on the
grounds that their violation was not intentional and Nascar will give
TL his 25 points back.

TLab couldn't care less about the points. It's the owner points that matter for
the 96.