Well it looks like Chad Knaus and Steve LeTarte will get a six week vacation from the Nextel Cup circuit for violations committed at last weeks race at Infineon. Suspending the crew cheifs, docking the driver and team 100 points and a $100K fine is really just a slap on the wrist for a team like Hendrick. I know that NASCAR doesn't want any team messing with their COT after all that hard work to create a car that nobody likes and drivers can't drive. But hey, they are NASCAR and they will deem what they feel is necessary when a team breaks the rules.
If they really want these fines to have an impact than they should suspend the entire race team for a race or two, maybe then teams like Hendrick, who have the means to cheat better than the others, will sit up and take notice. These fines are just a slap on the wrist for the heavier funded teams and it will take much more than these trivial fines to stop them. Taking the crew chief away from the track doesn't do a thing as they just sit at home and email or text instruction to the pit crews. They should be at least banned from all communication for the length of the suspension, maybe that will send a message. Somehow I don't think so.
If they really want these fines to have an impact than they should suspend the entire race team for a race or two, maybe then teams like Hendrick, who have the means to cheat better than the others, will sit up and take notice. These fines are just a slap on the wrist for the heavier funded teams and it will take much more than these trivial fines to stop them. Taking the crew chief away from the track doesn't do a thing as they just sit at home and email or text instruction to the pit crews. They should be at least banned from all communication for the length of the suspension, maybe that will send a message. Somehow I don't think so.
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