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Originally Posted by Kitdy

Carl Edwards was docked 100 points for his car not having a gas cap. He fell from 1st to 7th in standings. His crew chief was fined $100,000 as well as being suspended for 6 weeks and Roush Fenway was also docked 100 points.

$100,000 bones is a big hit to take on your paycheck. How much do crew chiefs make anyway?

It was actually the cap from the dry-sump oil tank that was missing.

Originally Posted by fisetdavid26

I understand it's for safety regulations and blah blah blah but isn't it a bit exaggerated?

NASCAR doesn't bullshit around when it comes to teams trying to mess in the 'grey area' of sorts, even though that's what the series was built on, innovation.

Originally Posted by Kitdy

TSN said it gave an aerodynamic advantage.

It does, without the cover, air is sucked in through the vents in the side windows of the cars reducing aero drag and increasing speed.

Originally Posted by magracer

The team will most probably cover the bill.

Teams like Roush-Fenway draw in at least $100,000 for every car they have entered in a race (5 cars = $500,000; not including sponsorship money), it's no big deal really. The money just goes back into the point fund which will be given equally to all the drivers at season's end.