Watch out for Mark Martin and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings leader Jeff Gordon at Dover. Both lead all active drivers with four wins each there while Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman both have three Dover wins.

Newman, Gordon and Martin also lead all active drivers with four poles each at Dover.

Martin, however, statistically rules the Monster Mile. He leads all drivers with 21 top fives and 28 top 10s there; also with 23 lead-lap finishes.

Kyle Busch, currently sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, is the defending winner of this Dover race.

Newman, coming off a fourth consecutive top-five finish (he was the runner-up in Monday’s rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600), now moves to one of his best tracks. He’s seventh in the standings, continuing the new Stewart-Haas Racing’s recent strong outings. Team co-owner Tony Stewart is second in the standings behind Gordon.

So it seems a popular topic of discussion is NASCAR’s penalties to the 7 team of Robby Gordon. Apparently Robby was caught with an illegal rear axle housing and was docked 50 points and his crew chief fined $50,000 and placed on probation until December 31st. This is a blow to the one car team that finished 3rd in Monday’s rain delayed race.

One has to wonder was this really a case of cheating or was the team trying something out that didn’t work for them?

On another note, what really is cheating in NASCAR? Back when, everyone used to cheat. Or was it innovate? Even before the rule book was written (in pencil), there were many grey areas in NASCAR and things have changed dramatically. The governing bodies issued templates for just about everything. Its any wonder to me that the drivers themselves don’t have to be a certain weight.

So what really is considered cheating? I mean, everyone wants to get that advantage over the other guys, this is why they work on the cars during pit stops and pay engineers to give them an edge. Its a thin line between cheating and innovating.

@NASCARGirl14

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MOORESVILLE, NC (May 27, 2009) – Braun Racing is pleased to announce that 18-year-old, Marc Davis, will pilot its No. 10 Toyota Camry for six upcoming NASCAR Nationwide Series races including this Saturday’s Heluva Good! 200 at Dover International Speedway.  The No. 10 will carry sponsorship from WHUR-FM Radio (96.3) and The Word Network.

Plans call for Davis to drive the No. 10 Toyota in six Nationwide Series races, including events at:

Dover International Speedway (May 30th)

Nashville Superspeedway (June 6th)

Kentucky Speedway (June 13th)

The Milwaukee Mile (June 20th)

Gateway International Raceway (July 18th)

O’Reilly Raceway Park (July 25th)
Continue reading “Marc Davis to Drive for Braun Racing”

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 27, 2009) – NASCAR has issued penalties to the No. 7 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of rules violations committed at Lowe’s Motor Speedway earlier this week.

The No. 7 car, driven and owned by Robby Gordon, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4I (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-10.6H (rear axle housing exceeded the maximum specified toe of plus or minus one degree) of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rule Book. The violation was found during post-race inspection on May 25.

As a result, Gordon has been penalized with the loss of 50 championship owner and 50 championship driver points. Crew chief Kirk Almquist has been fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.

In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Andrew Crnkovic, crew member of the No. 07 team, has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating Section 7-5 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2009 rule book. The date of the rules infraction was May 21.

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