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Joe Gibbs Racing will add one race to penalty if NASCAR reinstates crewmen
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Joe Gibbs Racing's Dave Rogers and six other crewmen at JGR were indefinitely suspended by NASCAR in 2008 for manipulating the throttle of their Nationwide cars.
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CONCORD, N.C. – Joe Gibbs Racing hopes to have currently suspended Dave Rogers and Jason Ratcliff resume their Nationwide Series crew chief roles in time for the second race of the 2009 season, which comes at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway.
For the organizaiton to do that, NASCAR would have to reinstate the crew chiefs prior to the start of the season, team president J.D. Gibbs said Tuesday night.
“When NASCAR officially says – which they haven’t – [that] it’s over, we’ll hold them one more race,” Gibbs said. “They haven’t said what they’re going to do. Hopefully they will say they’re reinstated for next year and we’ll probably hold them from Daytona.”
Rogers, Ratcliff and five other Joe Gibbs Racing crewmen were indefinitely suspended for manipulating the throttle of their cars prior to a test to determine their engine horsepower following the race in Michigan last August.
The team applied last week for their reinstatement, asking that it begin prior to the first race of the 2009 season.
“At this point there hasn’t been a decision that’s been made [on reinstatement],” NASCAR Nationwide Series Director Joe Balash said Tuesday.
Ratcliff will be the crew chief of the No. 18 car driven by Kyle Busch, while the No. 20 car with Rogers will be shared by drivers Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Brad Coleman.
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Howard Englishman said:
Jan 20, 2009 at 3:14 PMITS TOO SOON FOR THEM JOKERS TO COME BACK.
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Jan 20, 2009 at 4:01 PMAs much as I may think they've learned their lesson, I don't think NASCAR needs to reinstate them for another year or two. They haven't proven, I don't think, that they understand how boneheaded of a move they made. It just seems like if you tell them "okay, you intentionally broke the rules, and we've given you a half a year suspension, but we think you've learned your lesson" then it's not really a big deal.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBernadette Motherway said:
Jan 20, 2009 at 5:53 PMMoney (JGR) can get anybody out of a sticky situation!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbobby hibler said:
Jan 21, 2009 at 7:46 AMIf this was JR. you would being demanding them back after 1 day. Let them back they have family to take care of. If they break rukes again, then done for life.
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Jan 21, 2009 at 7:52 AMBobby Hibler, your comment is just plain dumb!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbobby hibler said:
Jan 21, 2009 at 8:03 AMIf it were a Earnhardt team member you would have already have had them back
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRobert Wingert said:
Jan 21, 2009 at 8:25 AMJr has nothing to do with this. Why is it he is brought up to compare to?
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJesse Christensen said:
Jan 21, 2009 at 8:33 AMBobby Hibler is totally correct!!!!!
Report as AbuseHow long was Tony Jr suspended for cheating? Six races. How long was LaTarte suspended for for cheating? Six races. How long was Knaus suspended for cheating? (numerous times) Six races. Let them back in to support their families.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJ C said:
Jan 21, 2009 at 10:12 AMOh boy, what a shame this has turned into a Jr thread. The difference between what all other teams that got caught cheating (not just Jr/HMS but ALL teams) is they modified the specs to help give them an edge. Wrong yes, but has been going on since day one of racing. These bozos at JGR tried to really make the NASCAR officials look like fools. That's the difference. Like the old Parkey commerical.. It's not nice to fool Mother Nature... Well, it's not nice to fool NASCAR officials. They need to stay banned.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportAndrew Briscoe said:
Jan 21, 2009 at 10:23 AMJesse, look at what the instances you are talking about, and compare them to the infraction that JGR's people made. The JGR instance is much worse, as they were essentially trying to lie to NASCAR about how much HP their engines had, to avoid any potential rule changes that NASCAR might make. Well, NASCAR made the changes and now the crewmen are suspended.
Report as AbuseOh, and for the record, if this WAS Junior's team that had done this, I'd be saying the exact same thing. Contrary to what you think, not everyone is a Junior fan. Hell, I'd probably be asking for a worse punishment for his team if they were caught: they're the ones that the most people hear about, so they should set the example. Don't assume everyone is a Junior fan: a lot of us aren't.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMichael Yates said:
Jan 21, 2009 at 4:17 PMbobby hibler is right. If NASCAR banned everyone who cheated they would be no one left in NASCAR.
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