Dale Jr. punished, Crew Chief Suspended

Following the announcement that he will team up leaving his deceased father, Dale Earnhardt Junior in the news. In fact, the latest Nextel Cup race overshadowed by s Dale Jr. ‘announcement. The motorsport community buzzing after this announcement, the most popular NASCAR driver currently in the news again after NASCAR penalized him and implement a 100-penalty. This came after it was discovered that his No. 8 car in the wrong rear wing mounting bracket. The Penalty for Dale Jr. to 12th place in the standings. The fine will certainly hurt Earnhardt bid for a championship in his final season with Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) team. Besides the 100-point deduction, Earnhardt’s crew chief Tony Eury Jr. was suspended for six games. Eury was Earnhardt’s own nephew. For his part, Eury has this to say: "It was a bad deal. We have done a lot of off season testing for NASCAR. There are three different styles of brackets on there and it just happened one of those old-style brackets. "He also argued that the penalties they were beaten with his too hard. The team has taken steps to appeal the ruling body of the Nextel Cup Series. An official statement from DEI says: "We do not question the offense, which is clearly described in the NASCAR Rulebook. However, we have the severity of the penalty appeal. "Eury said that they intentionally use the wrong parts and that the No. 8 Chevy Impala that Dale Earnhardt drove out the mounting brackets used when he finished the race. If the suspension has already been done, Eury will have a lot of time in his hands to think about what would happen if Dale Junior, he packed his bag and leave DEI. The suspension is only for point races as Eury could work with Earnhardt in the upcoming Nextel All-Star Challenge, which Earnhardt won last in 2000. While he works at Dale Junior All-Star Challenge, he will have to sit for the races to be held in Charlotte, Dover, Michigan and Sonoma, California. Take on the role of Eury’s suspension of the operation will DEI car chief Tony Gibson. Dale, he is right now in the top twelve drivers. This means he has to perform well at the next races for him to qualify for the Chase. He currently has 1160 points net. He is 721 points behind leader Jeff Gordon already garnered 1881 points. The rest of the season a good year for Earnhardt as he wants a championship before he leaves his father’s estate. After eleven races this season point, Dale recorded only one top-five finish and four top ten finishes. While he seems to struggle, he still remains as the most popular driver today. The punishment handed out is the toughest in s Dale Jr. ‘career. Earlier this season, other drivers are penalized by NASCAR for relatively minor offenses. During the first points race of the season was at Daytona in February this year, both Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth docked 50 points each, while their crew chiefs were suspended for four games. committed the offenses were minor compared to the violation committed by the team of Michael Waltrip’s. In the same race in Daytona, Waltrip was discovered that an illegal car fuel additive used. This led to a 100-point deduction for Waltrip and an indefinite suspension for his crew chief and competition director. This shows how the game NASCAR oversees to ensure fairness. After all, the cars that these drivers are known designed for speed and not even a vehicle equipped with a Toucan cold air system can match its power. If NASCAR will not regulate the adjustments made by teams, the game will certainly not be as competitive as it is today.

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