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03-09-2012, 09:48 PM
Hendrick Motorsports appeal to be heard Tuesday
PUBLISHED 23 hours and 14 minutes ago
Bob Pockrass
LAS VEGAS—Team owner Rick Hendrick and No. 48 crew chief Chad Knaus will get to explain next Tuesday why they think NASCAR erred in penalizing Hendrick Motorsports for the C-posts on the Daytona 500 car of Jimmie Johnson.
NASCAR confirmed that the appeal will be heard Tuesday morning at its Research & Development Center in Concord, N.C. A three-member panel will determine whether NASCAR officials were justified in suspending Knaus and car chief Ron Malec for six weeks as well as penalizing five-time Cup champion Johnson 25 points and fining Knaus $100,000.
Both Hendrick and Knaus have said they believe templates should have been put on the car before it was confiscated Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway.
“I just don’t agree with them,” Hendrick said Sunday prior to the Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. “I just don’t agree. That’s why I’m appealing. I don’t agree with the whole thing. I don’t agree with any of it.”
Knaus can serve as crew chief pending the appeal and he'll be in Las Vegas for the race this weekend.
While teams often aren’t successful on appeal, Hendrick has won one appeal of a suspension of Knaus in 2005. Knaus has been suspended three other times in his career.
NASCAR said that this was a violation that occurred between the templates and it saw something it didn’t like and used gauges to determine that the C-posts, the body work that runs from the roof to the rear quarter panel, were outside of its regulations.
The team is accused of illegal aerodynamic violations involving the contours of the car, specifically the body work that runs from the roof down to the rear quarter panel and deck lid.
Knaus said that the piece had passed multiple inspections in the past.
"It was just a visual inspection at that point—we never even got the opportunity to present that under templates,” Knaus said last week. “It’s unfortunate. There’s a bit of subjectiveness to it, and that’s why we’re going through an appeal.”
Johnson sits 37th in the Cup standings after being docked 25 driver points.
“I’m just glad they have a process,” Hendrick said. “When you don’t agree, you get to at least get to go and present your case.
“I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully we’ll have some good results. You never know. I just appreciate the chance.”
C/P Sporting News
PUBLISHED 23 hours and 14 minutes ago
Bob Pockrass
LAS VEGAS—Team owner Rick Hendrick and No. 48 crew chief Chad Knaus will get to explain next Tuesday why they think NASCAR erred in penalizing Hendrick Motorsports for the C-posts on the Daytona 500 car of Jimmie Johnson.
NASCAR confirmed that the appeal will be heard Tuesday morning at its Research & Development Center in Concord, N.C. A three-member panel will determine whether NASCAR officials were justified in suspending Knaus and car chief Ron Malec for six weeks as well as penalizing five-time Cup champion Johnson 25 points and fining Knaus $100,000.
Both Hendrick and Knaus have said they believe templates should have been put on the car before it was confiscated Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway.
“I just don’t agree with them,” Hendrick said Sunday prior to the Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. “I just don’t agree. That’s why I’m appealing. I don’t agree with the whole thing. I don’t agree with any of it.”
Knaus can serve as crew chief pending the appeal and he'll be in Las Vegas for the race this weekend.
While teams often aren’t successful on appeal, Hendrick has won one appeal of a suspension of Knaus in 2005. Knaus has been suspended three other times in his career.
NASCAR said that this was a violation that occurred between the templates and it saw something it didn’t like and used gauges to determine that the C-posts, the body work that runs from the roof to the rear quarter panel, were outside of its regulations.
The team is accused of illegal aerodynamic violations involving the contours of the car, specifically the body work that runs from the roof down to the rear quarter panel and deck lid.
Knaus said that the piece had passed multiple inspections in the past.
"It was just a visual inspection at that point—we never even got the opportunity to present that under templates,” Knaus said last week. “It’s unfortunate. There’s a bit of subjectiveness to it, and that’s why we’re going through an appeal.”
Johnson sits 37th in the Cup standings after being docked 25 driver points.
“I’m just glad they have a process,” Hendrick said. “When you don’t agree, you get to at least get to go and present your case.
“I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully we’ll have some good results. You never know. I just appreciate the chance.”
C/P Sporting News