Tony Stewart’s crew experienced what no Chase crew wants to go through ... NASCAR inspectors surrounding the car, and officials drifting over one by one after it’s determined that the left front fender is too low.
For a few frightening minutes, all the smiles that came with a third-place finish at New Hampshire had disappeared off the faces of Tony Stewart’s No. 20 teammates. AOL.com
Though the car was indeed too low, NASCAR ruled that it was caused by race damage.
“We got hit in the right front fender [during the race],” crew chief Greg Zipadelli said. “And they put the fender template on there and put the gauge on there and everything was fine. Thank God it wasn’t worse than what it was.”
If the car had been deemed in violation of the rules, that could have meant a significant points penalty, which would have in turn had a big impact on the Chase For The Nextel Cup. Instead, Stewart is in third place in the standings - just 10 points behind co-leaders Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. JEFF GLUCK, SceneDaily.com
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