Why not to cheat
 

In the wake of the Cheating Adam posted about a couple of days ago, I thought we should look at the penalties.

Michael Waltrip Racing - Toyota
Driver Michael Waltrip: Docked 100 driver points / qualifying time disallowed / start at rear of field for Duels
Confiscated car: He'll use a backup to try and make the 500
Crew Chief Larry Hyder: Ejected from the track / suspended indefinitely / fined $100,000
VP of Competition Bobby Kennedy: Ejected from track / suspended indefinitely
Buffy Waltrip owner: Docked 100 car owner championship points

Evernham Motorsports - Dodge
Driver Kasey Kahne: Docked 50 driver points / Starts at rear of field for Duels
Team Director Kenny Francis: Suspended for four races
Ray Evernham owner: Docked 50 owner's points

Driver Elliot Sadler: Docked 25 driver points
Team Director Josh Browne: Suspended two races
Ray Evernham Owner: Docked 25 owner points

Driver Scott Riggs: Docked 25 driver points
Team Director Rodney Childers: Suspended two races
James Rocco Owner: Docked 25 owner points

Rousch Racing - Ford
Driver Matt Kenseth: Docked 50 driver points / start at rear of field for Duels
Crew Chief Robbie Riser: Suspended 4 races / fined $50,000
Jack Rousch owner: Docked 50 owner points

Waltrip
Kahne/Kenseth

Re: Why not to cheat
 

HAHA! I had no idea what this thread was about. oops.:beerchug:

Re: Why not to cheat
 

Didn't think of the thread title.:giggling:

Re: Why not to cheat
 

Isn't Toyota fairly new to the scene?

Re: Why not to cheat
 

I thought it was gonna be somekind of Lorena Bobbit stuff!!!

Re: Why not to cheat
 

What is an "owner point"? Does this count towards the title?

Re: Why not to cheat
 

Yep. First year in Cup. They've got to be really pissed at Waltrip, or really pissed they got caught.Owner's points are important for two reasons. One is for the owner's title, not the Cup Championships, but the second is much more important. The top 35 cars in owners points are guaranteed spots in races. As a new owner Waltrip doesn't have any points and now starts in a hole. It's going to be tough for him to make all the races. He'll probably miss the 500.

Re: Why not to cheat
 

Yep, who would have thunk that you could use sterno for octane boost. Boy, not the way Toyota should be starting the season. It is going to be hard for little ole Mikey and the others to recover from this.

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No kidding. Michael needs to somehow qualify today in his Duel, then finish 21 in the Cup race just to get back to zero in points. Hell, I don't think he'll make the 500.

BTW, the Duels start at 2pm EST today on SPEED.