Robby Gordon opts not to appeal Charlotte penalty
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Friday, June 26, 2009
LOUDON, N.H. – Driver/owner Robby Gordon says he has opted not to appeal the 50-point penalty levied against his Robby Gordon Motorsports team May 27 for having exceeded the maximum specified toe of plus or minus 1 degree during the Coca-Cola 600.
Gordon was penalized 50 owner and 50 driver points, while crew chief Kirk Almquist was fined $50,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31. The driver/owner said he was going to appeal but has changed his mind and opted not to go through the NASCAR appeals process.
“I’m not going to appeal,” Gordon said Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when asked whether he had had his appeal prior to getting in his car for practice.
Last month, Gordon said there was no competitive advantage from the toe issue.
“The bottom line is we were no more ‘body-yawed’ than anybody else,” Gordon said May 30, “even though our rear end had more toe.
“We ... pulled our right-side trailing arm forward and our left-side trailing arm backwards. We fit the template on the right side before the race. So we aren’t doing anything funny there; there was no advantage.”
NASCAR began limiting the amount of rear toe in 2008 when teams began exceeding 2 degrees with the rear axle housing. The adjustment creates a situation where the rear tires are turned out, or to the right, which allows the car to carry more speed into the turns.
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Anonymous said:
Jun 26, 2009 at 2:41 PMGood thinking Robby, save your money.
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Jun 26, 2009 at 4:57 PMwhen you get caught cheating deal with it. btw it seems like an awful little fine, good thing it wasn't an engine. did he sign the drug papers for nascar for the small fine????
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Jun 26, 2009 at 5:08 PMHey come on Guys---now Nasczar is telling you HOW to set-up your car. Wonder why the races are so BORING? Nasczar has become the Supreme Crew Chief taking any fresh thinking out of the race. It is looking more like IROC with Nasczar telling you how many and what size Sponser Patches you can have on your uniform.
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Jun 27, 2009 at 9:29 AM#3 I couldnt agree anymore, there is no more imagination left in the garage.
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