NASCAR Confiscated Jimmie Johnson’s Car Because of “Illegal Modifications”

NASCAR confiscated part of Jimmie Johnson’s Daytona 500 car on Friday. The Pensacola News Journal has the sordid details.

Sprint Cup Series officials determined the No. 48 Chevrolet had illegally modified C-posts, an area of sheet metal between the roof and the side windows. It could lead to penalties for Knaus and the team.

Officials cut off the C-posts and planned to ship them to NASCAR’s research and development center in Concord, N.C., for further testing. In the meantime, the parts in question were put on display for other teams to examine, a routine procedure for the sanctioning body.

This would be a bigger story, but as Golden Tate reminds us, drivers aren’t athletes. From 2006 – 2010, Jimmie Johnson won 5 consecutive Spring Cup titles. You know what they say – “If you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying.” Also, “rubbin’ is racin’” and “suck my tailpipe, bookworm.”

[PNJ, US Presswire]

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2 Responses to “NASCAR Confiscated Jimmie Johnson’s Car Because of “Illegal Modifications””

Ballz Says:
February 18th, 2012 at 8:32 PM

“If you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying.”

This is actually true in racing. Especially in Formula 1. It’s the teams job to find a way around the regulations. Sometimes you violate the regs, sometimes you find a loop-hole. See: double-diffuser, F-ducts, flexible front wings, launch control, passing gears, ground effects, active suspension, and anything else that was subsequently banned by the FIA.

Ballz Says:
February 18th, 2012 at 8:37 PM

And thank you for providing a post that allowed me to show off my racing knowledge.