Hendrick Motorsports heads to the court of last resort
today, when it make a final appeal of its Daytona penalties to National Stock
Car Commission Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook.
NASCAR officials discovered what the sanctioning body
said were illegally modified c-posts on Hendrick’s No. 48 Chevrolet during
pre-qualifying inspection at Daytona International Speedway. Crew chief Chad
Knaus was fined $100,000, and he and car chief Ron Malek were suspended for six
races. Driver Jimmie Johnson and team owner Rick Hendrick were also docked 25
championship points. The team appealed those sanctions to the National Stock
Car Racing Commission, but a three-member panel unanimously upheld the
penalties earlier this month.
NASCAR and team officials will present their respective
cases simultaneously today, with Middlebrook empowered to uphold, overturn, increase
or decrease the original penalties.
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