Valentine's Day Masacre for Waltrip

So, as mentioned the past few days, NASCAR wasn't quite convinced that Michael Waltrip's car had an oil leak. And where there's smoke, NASCAR has found fire. Waltrip's team has been found guilty of violations "12- 4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing), 12-4-Q (car, car parts components and/or equipment not conforming to NASCAR rules) and 20-15.2C (gasoline must not be blended with alcohols, ethers or other oxygenates)." In simple speak, it means that apparently Waltrip's crew chief may have confused the Toyota for a rocket and used some rocket fuel to speed Waltrip up.

As a result, NASCAR provided Waltrip with the following Valentine's Day spankings, and clearly Michael is a masochist:

- Penalized 100 Driver and Owner Championship Points

- Both Crew Chief Hyder and VP of Competition Bobby Kennedy have been ejected from the Daytona 500 and suspended indefinitely.

- And Michael's Crew Chief has been fined $100,000.

Oh, and for good measure, to show Michael Waltrip how much they love him, his primary car has been confiscated.

Clearly, NASCAR intends on giving out some harsh spankings this year. So, crew chiefs.. best not to push your limits this year, unless you're looking for an extended vacation to sit at home and watch the races instead of being part of them.

The car's manufacturer, Toyota, has announced that Waltrip's team has used up two of three strikes. And any team reaching the third strike will lose manufacturer support.

Alright, and in another bit of NASCAR news -- Roush has sold half of the team to Fenway Sports Group, to form Roush Fenway Racing. Jack Roush will maintain control over competitive operations and Geoff Smith will continue on as President and control over business operations.

Posted 02/14/07 by Jaime Sue | Filed under: NASCAR/Auto Racing

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Roush Fenway Racing = 86 years until they win Nextel Cup again. :p

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That Toyota is a laser rocket car. - Peyton Manning

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