Before the race even started last week, both the Haas CNC cars were confiscated by NASCAR for what it deemed “rules infractions”. If you haven’t already read it, my colleague John Davison at FastMachines wrote about the specifics of the violations on Tuesday. Basically, it boiled down to the team moving the wing by changing the bolt locations where the wing meets the car. Not on one car, but both the #66 driven by Scott Riggs and the #70 driven by Johnny Sauter. It was announced on Wednesday by NASCAR officials that the penalties for the drivers, team owners, and crew chiefs were some of the stiffest ever handed out:
May 29, 2008
