Posted on May 23rd, 2007 at 9:24 am by Editor
Dale Earnhardt Inc. dropped its appeal of penalties levied against Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his crew chief for illegal modifications made to the Car of Tomorrow. The appeal was scheduled to be heard Wednesday, but the team informed NASCAR on Tuesday it will not fight the penalties. Earnhardt was docked 100 points and crew chief Tony Eury Jr. was fined $100,000 and suspended six races after NASCAR discovered illegal brackets on the rear wing of the No. 8 Chevrolet at Darlington Raceway. Eury has maintained the brackets were old and inadvertently landed on the car. NASCAR officials said that explanation is not plausible.
While admitting the car was not in compliance, DEI planned to argue that the penalties were too severe. But NASCAR officials countered with a March 21 rule amendment that outlined the penalties that would be levied for infractions on the COT. Because DEI initially filed an appeal, Eury was allowed to work last Saturday night’s All-Star race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Suspensions do not begin until the appeals process is complete. Earnhardt will work the next six races with car chief Tony Gibson calling the shots.
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