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Mayfield's car failed Coca-Cola 600 inspection
By Bob Pockrass
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
CONCORD, N.C. - Jeremy Mayfield's car failed post-race inspection following the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
The roof was one-eighth of an inch too low. There is a quarter-inch tolerance given for settling during the race, but the Evernham Motorsports car was an eighth of an inch below that tolerance, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby said Tuesday.
Penalties likely will be announced Wednesday. Being too low typically is a 25-point penalty accompanied by a $25,000-$35,000 fine.
"The way we run these cars now, these [front] springs settle and you never know how much," team owner Ray Evernham said. "They were low, no doubt about it."
Evernham said there would be no appeal of a penalty. His team members told him that the car was in the "red" - the color on the height sticks that signifies the car is too low - in post-race inspection.
"The bottom line: It was low," Evernham said. "We know why it was low. The front springs gave up. The thing settled too much. There's no appeal - you're either right or you're wrong, and there was red showing."
Mentioned Drivers: Jeremy Mayfield
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