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  1.   Chicago posted:
  04.17.2005 - 7:11 pm
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Sauter disqualified for oversized carbuerator.


  2.   Chicago posted:
  04.19.2005 - 12:32 am
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I don't necessary like the precedent that Sauter's disqualification
sets; does this mean the driver is going to be held responsible for
things that he may or may not have knowledge of? Does this mean the
driver is going to have to tear down the car himself to make sure
nothing illegal is going on?

Harsher fines, maybe, and a loss of points ... but a possible suspension
of the team ala Junior Johnson after the Winston in '91 with Tommy Ellis
filling in for an injured Geoffrey Bodine, the team being suspended for
twelve weeks by NASCAR (later pushed down to four by the Stock Car
Association that hears the penalty appeals) for an illegal carbeurator
... I don't agree with that.

Just my two cents on the incident.


  3.   Chicago posted:
  04.19.2005 - 12:33 am
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Just to make it clear, I don't like Sauter as a driver and his on-track
attitude and actions leave a lot to be desired, but I don't like how
James Finch is being used as merely a scapegoat by NASCAR.


  4.   Desmond Hobson posted:
  04.20.2005 - 1:34 am
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Johnny is treated as the 43rd place finisher, with 0 laps, 0 money.

I'm sure that's the answer JJ was hoping for.


  5.   Chicago posted:
  04.20.2005 - 3:15 am
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And, perhaps more importantly, zero points ...

If the new revelations on this are true; but they got the carbuerator
approved earlier in the race weekend by an inspector who was summarily
fired, than this changes everything.

I think that Brian France jumped the gun on this one; trying to make a
scapegoat out of someone for their new "cheating standards", and they
may have taken this one too far. I, for one, hope the disqualification
is overturned, but we also have to face the fact that, like it or not,
the carbeurator was illegal. What does this mean? I think a monetary
fine is in order. Twenty-five points is also a possibility. But the
total disqualification is totally bogus.

Cheating has made the sport what it is, even if Brian France would love
to deny it. Without Smokey Yunick's 7/8th's Chevelle, we wouldn't have
modern templates. Without serial cheaters like Junior Johnson and Bill
Gardner and their oversized engines, we wouldn't have substantial engine
inspection. Without Smokey Yunick's infamous "fuel lines instead of
rollbars" cheat, or having an enlarged fuel cell, we wouldn't have
significant limits on that, either. And what about Bill Elliott's eleven
win season in an undersized car?

Not sure what this means ... but NASCAR better re-access this incident
and make sure nothing like it happens in the future; cheating, trying to
gain an advantage, etc. is part of the sport. Shills -- Jimmy Spencer,
for instance, can support the Brian France drabble all he wants; copping
down on cheating, etc. until you bring up the fact that his two Cup wins
were probably both in cheating Junior Johnson motors. :)


  6.   Jake posted:
  04.26.2005 - 9:46 pm
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Congrats to Kasey Kahne on his 2nd Busch win. Too bad it wasn't the Cup
race. That'll be great when he finally breaks into Victory Lane.


  7.   Miller4Prez64 posted:
  05.02.2006 - 7:31 pm
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This is probably the last win for Akins Motorsports


  8.   Rusty posted:
  08.09.2006 - 7:30 pm
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Kyle Busch dominated this event in 2004 and this time he misses the race
due to a crash during his time trial.


  9.   Darrell posted:
  11.26.2006 - 11:35 pm
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Last win for Akins? Puh-lease. They're getting Toyota stuff next year
and they've got two cars. Heck, they won with Blaney at Lowe's this
year, so I guess your statement was wrong.


  10.   Somerandomnascarfan posted:
  08.15.2007 - 1:02 pm
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Jason Leffler just won at IRP lasy month in the same 38 car, so there
goes the last win theory.


  11.   Dodge posted:
  08.30.2007 - 4:34 am
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Darrell, you are wrong. That was the last win for Akins. He sold his
team to Todd Braun early in 2006. It is listed as Braun Racing now. When
Blaney won it was a second car, the original Braun team. That number was
32. So Kahne got the last win for Akins Motorsports.


  12.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.22.2008 - 4:36 pm
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Shane Hmiel, just races from being ban for life from NASCAR for drugs,
scores the last of 4 career poles in Busch


  13.   most posted:
  03.07.2008 - 8:52 pm
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Yeah, looking back at the penalty, that was real fair! Lets completely
DQ these guys and fine a Cup guy 100,000, Roush uses more than 100,000
to wipe with in the morning, lol.


  14.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.14.2008 - 5:10 pm
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Shawna Robinson's last attempt to race in NASCAR ends in a DNQ. Owner
Keith Coleman fired her after this race and replaced her with Mark Green
in the Vassarette #23 Chevy


  15.   luigistarted06 posted:
  02.16.2010 - 3:14 pm
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Actually this was Akins last win. In 2006 the #38 team became Braun
racing, joining the #32 team. I don't know how much influence Akins had
with the team at that point...if any.

I believe this was also the race where Tony Stewart was crashed trying
to get around the well off the pace car of Stanton Barrett early in the
going. In a later interview Stewart questioned Barretts driving talent
very harshly, although i'm not sure what his exact words were on him


  16.   PCRaceFan0006 posted:
  12.18.2015 - 4:55 pm
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#1 Johnny Sauter also had to start the race from the back, not sure on
the reason.


  17.   PCRaceFan0006 posted:
  12.18.2015 - 5:01 pm
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Sauter was sent to the back due to a transmission change.


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  03.20.2016 - 12:27 pm
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  19.   Senninha posted:
  01.18.2018 - 2:30 pm
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On Dinner with Racers, Shane Hmiel said that he was "either still drunk
or really hung over" when he put the car on pole.


  20.   Wil posted:
  05.22.2018 - 2:25 pm
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Shane showed a ton of speed in NASCAR, and was almost never sober for
any of it. He could have been a perennial Cup winner in my eyes with
different life choices.


  21.   ShinyMew151 posted:
  06.17.2019 - 1:31 pm
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Was the last disqualification before yesterday, although Sauter didn't win


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