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STOCK CAR RACING NASCAR Kevin Harvicks rear window violation
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[h=1]NASCAR Brad Keselowski defends Kevin Harvick team saying he would not be penalized 2018[/h]

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[h=1]NASCAR hits Kevin Harvick with two big penalties after Las Vegas win[/h]

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Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 team penalized after rear window infraction | NASCAR RACE HUB

$50,000 fine....

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[h=2]Stewart-Haas penalized after Vegas win[/h] Wednesday, 07 March 2018


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Las Vegas winner Stewart-Haas Racing has been issued an L1-level penalty by NASCAR following post-race inspection at the R&D Center.

Kevin Harvick's No.4 Ford was found to have two violations. The first concerned a support brace for the rear window. The brace failed and caused the window glass, which NASCAR requires to be rigid in all directions at all times, to cave in. This falls under section 20.4.8.1 of the rulebook.
It was also determined that the rocker panel extension was not made of aluminum, as required per section 20.418.
“Late today, NASCAR made us aware of a penalty they’re imposing on our No. 4 Cup Series team," said Greg Zipadelli, Vice President of Competition, Stewart-Haas Racing. "We’re going to take the time and evaluate our options, and we plan to continue dialogue with NASCAR to fully understand the rationale behind the penalty.”


The infraction carries a $50,000 fine for crew chief Rodney Childers and a two-week suspension for car chief Robert Smith. The car chief is responsible for implementing the setup of the car during race weekend and seeing that it gets through inspection.
The No.4 team has also lost 20 driver and owner points, as well as the playoff points associated with the win. Harvick won all three stages of last Sunday's race but will no longer have the seven points (five points for the win, two points for each stage win) count toward the playoffs.
Childers admitted to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio earlier this week that the brace had failed after pictures surfaced on social media questioning the look of the rear window.
"We're going to learn from this," said Childers. "It's not something that we wanted to happen. You definitely don't want the back of the roof sharp, you want the back of the roof round and you want that to be a smooth transition. I think that everybody thinks that it helps. I would suggest that it probably didn't help.
"The wind tunnels don't blow fast enough to even get to that speed to know whether it was good or bad. It's something that we've got to address. We've already addressed it on the California cars, and [are] making the roof stiffer in that area and trying to make sure that it doesn't happen again. The car [in Las Vegas] was plenty fast enough before that happened, and I think everybody in the garage knows that, and it's just something that we need to put behind us and move on."
SHR does have the option to appeal the penalty.

NASCAR also handed down a safety penalty to the No.55 team for not having a lug nut properly secured. Crew chief Todd Parrott has been fined $10,000.

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[h=2]Kevin Harvick Trial by Twitter[/h] Tuesday, 13 March 2018


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Kevin Harvick is a grade A troll. A master on the microphone. No driver pulls off having an attitude better than he does. But he needs to stop feeding the keyboard warriors.

The Stewart-Haas Racing driver was determined to get his point across last weekend at ISM Raceway, and boy did he succeed. In his first media availability of the weekend, Harvick laughed off an opening softball question from the moderator, knowing what those in the room really wanted to hear about.

Following an L1-level penalty after winning in Las Vegas, Harvick didn't disappoint as he ripped into NASCAR officiating and repeatedly brought up social media. Online outcry led to his penalty, Harvick implied. Policing the sport through pictures and listening to those cries is a slippery slope, he said.

Having a problem with the penalty and feeling it was unnecessary is one thing. And Harvick turning his nose up at NASCAR after winning once again by patting the rear window during his celebration made for good television.

"I've been pissed, is what I've been," said Harvick in victory lane. "I've been mad as all get-out because this team does a great job, this organization does a great job, and we've got fast race cars. To take that away from those guys just really pissed me off last week.

"To come to a racetrack that is so good for us is a lot of fun, and everyone was just determined this week. We just wanted to go stomp them. We didn't stomp them, but we won. That's really all that matters. Just proud of this team. It put a fire in our belly."

Later he added, with a classic Harvick smile, "And all you haters... I see you."



This is not new. Again, Harvick never backs down from a fight, which early in his career was how he earned his reputation. Whether it was confronting a veteran like Ricky Rudd (2003 at Richmond), getting physical with Carl Edwards (2008 at Charlotte), or instigating the Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordon melee (2014, Texas), you can always count on him for a good quote and a headline.

Harvick has been parked by NASCAR for aggressive driving (Martinsville 2002), and even leaped over a car to get to another driver. For that one, I highly suggest searching for the 2002 Busch Series race at Bristol.

But I never thought I would see the day when Harvick gave credit to social media for having an impact on the sport. That idea is "adorable," as Verizon IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe would say.

If you believe NASCAR doesn't have its own resources and technology to keep track of what its teams are doing, and that it would rely on social media for policing, well, I believe there's a saying about ocean-front property in Arizona.

Granted, the Harvick penalty marked the second time a driver was penalized after a story blew up on social media. Reddit users were made to feel good last fall following outcry about Chase Elliott's team removing tape from the rear spoiler after the opening race of the playoffs in Chicago.

However, social media is nothing more than social networking. It's a place to engage like-minded people. It does not give users the right to police a sporting event any more than it would if they were sitting in a grandstand. Fans certainly have the right to an opinion about rules and penalties, and arguing about such decisions is practically a tradition. Think of it like yelling at an NFL referee over calls or non-calls, or arguing the strike zone in a baseball game.

At the end of the day while fans can post pictures on social media and red flag showing what they view to be potential infractions, it shouldn't be expected that race control will actually base a decision off of it.

I do hope Harvick never changes, that he keeps that edge about him. Just take it from a writer who quickly learned what it means to not engage the crazy.

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[h=2]L1 penalty for Elliott team[/h] Wednesday, 11 April 2018


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The No. 9 team of Chase Elliott has received an L1-level penalty from NASCAR for a violation found at the NASCAR R&D Center stemming from Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway.

The Hendrick Motorsports entry was found to have violated Sections 20.4.8.1 (dealing with rear window support). A brace that supports the rear window did not meet specifications for keeping rear window glass rigid in all directions.
NASCAR fined crew chief Alan Gustafson $50,000 and suspended him for the next two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship points events. The team was assessed with the loss of 20 owner points and 20 driver points.
Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal, according to a team press release. Kenny Francis will serve as the interim crew chief.
Chase Elliott drove the No. 9 Chevrolet to an 11th-place finish in Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, which was won by Kyle Busch.