Daytona Disasters!!!!
I got home from work today, nervous and excited to see how the MWR cars qualified, but the last thing I expected was to discover Michael’s #55 NAPA Camry, as well as an intake manifold, had been confiscated by NASCAR.
Apparently pre-qualifying inspectors found an oil-like substance inside the manifold. They didn’t know what it was and there is not supposed to be any oil in that area, so obviously they seized the part. Michael made his single-car run and posted a decent time that would put him 24th out of 61 cars, but things turned ugly again after the NAPA Camry was done, for NASCAR decided to take the entire car back to North Carolina and basically search it up and down. According to an ESPN video, Marty Smith reports that it isn’t certain if Michael will get the car back in time for the Duels on Thursday. What is even more frightening, he may not be able to race at all if NASCAR detects cheating is the cause of the strange substance. Michael claims it must have been oil, yet Jim Hunter retorts that the inspectors do not think it’s oil.
I’m incredibly upset about this! If this is blatant cheating and not some part malfunction, I’ll be furious that the 55 team – and that includes Michael, because as a team owner / driver I highly doubt he wouldn’t know what’s being done to his car – if NASCAR finds that there was something intentionally done to the manifold. They absolutely cannot afford to be messing around with the rules! Not when they don’t have owners points to fall back on! If anyone thinks that NASCAR “can’t” disqualify Michael and send him home, they’ve done it before. Last year at the Pennsylvania 500, Chad Chaffin failed post-qualifying inspection when his car was too low. He was sent packing.
Brandon Whitt’s ARCA race did not go well, to make this week even better! He hung in the back of the pack until he got caught up in a wreck near the middle of the race, ruining his chances of showcasing his talents. Josh Wise also dropped out of the race because of the damage he received in the same wreck.
David is also in a Duel all by himself – as of now Michael and DJ are in the first Duel, while David is in the second. Great.
Basically the only good things that have really made me happy so far is that Justin Allgaier and Jeremy Clements finished the ARCA race 7th and 3rd respectfully, and David qualified 14th overall, making him 7th in his Duel, which I believe gives him a chance of being locked in on that speed.
I’m so freaked out I don’t even know anything about Junior, Martin, Casey, Kurt and Brandon yet. I’ll have to calm myself down tomorrow and get up to date on them.
Apparently pre-qualifying inspectors found an oil-like substance inside the manifold. They didn’t know what it was and there is not supposed to be any oil in that area, so obviously they seized the part. Michael made his single-car run and posted a decent time that would put him 24th out of 61 cars, but things turned ugly again after the NAPA Camry was done, for NASCAR decided to take the entire car back to North Carolina and basically search it up and down. According to an ESPN video, Marty Smith reports that it isn’t certain if Michael will get the car back in time for the Duels on Thursday. What is even more frightening, he may not be able to race at all if NASCAR detects cheating is the cause of the strange substance. Michael claims it must have been oil, yet Jim Hunter retorts that the inspectors do not think it’s oil.
I’m incredibly upset about this! If this is blatant cheating and not some part malfunction, I’ll be furious that the 55 team – and that includes Michael, because as a team owner / driver I highly doubt he wouldn’t know what’s being done to his car – if NASCAR finds that there was something intentionally done to the manifold. They absolutely cannot afford to be messing around with the rules! Not when they don’t have owners points to fall back on! If anyone thinks that NASCAR “can’t” disqualify Michael and send him home, they’ve done it before. Last year at the Pennsylvania 500, Chad Chaffin failed post-qualifying inspection when his car was too low. He was sent packing.
Brandon Whitt’s ARCA race did not go well, to make this week even better! He hung in the back of the pack until he got caught up in a wreck near the middle of the race, ruining his chances of showcasing his talents. Josh Wise also dropped out of the race because of the damage he received in the same wreck.
David is also in a Duel all by himself – as of now Michael and DJ are in the first Duel, while David is in the second. Great.
Basically the only good things that have really made me happy so far is that Justin Allgaier and Jeremy Clements finished the ARCA race 7th and 3rd respectfully, and David qualified 14th overall, making him 7th in his Duel, which I believe gives him a chance of being locked in on that speed.
I’m so freaked out I don’t even know anything about Junior, Martin, Casey, Kurt and Brandon yet. I’ll have to calm myself down tomorrow and get up to date on them.
