Major penalty coming for the #38? bleeder valves found on the tires

Read this over at jayski's. It sounds like the #38 could have a 200 point $200,000 penalty coming and could put Robby back in the Top 35!!!

Illegal bleeder valves on the #38 at Pocono? Sources tell Sirius that NASCAR discovered clandestine [secrecy or concealed] air pressure bleeder valves on the tires of Travis Kvapil's #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Following the rain delay, NASCAR officials reportedly observed two soft tires on the rear of Kvapil's car and held him from rolling back onto the track for the start of the race. Closer examination of those tire and wheel assemblies allegedly revealed illegal bleeder valves, which purge excess air pressure from the tires as it accumulates under race conditions. If confirmed, the team would likely face a major NASCAR penalty, since tires are considered to be one of the sanctions "untouchable" items, along with engines and fuel.(Sirius Speedway)(6-8-2010)

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on June 8, 2010 at 6:22pm

Ya know if there is a pin hole one that nobody knows how it happened and a microscopically damaged schrader valve in the other and a loose shrader valve in another. Well then thank gawd driver is lucky he didn't have something bad happen to him. But when you diliberatly modify a set.... Well there is hell to pay boys and girls.

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on June 8, 2010 at 6:27pm

The only way to stop this is a tub of water at each pit and the pit inspector watches each set get dipped before the pit stop. Or goodyear delivers each set to the pit after every pit stop with their pressures... Same for everyone. Or do like F-1 you get two sets per race. Period.

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Permalink Reply by RG7FAN on June 8, 2010 at 6:19pm

Now you see what I meant when I said that Yates should not have backed out of the deal to sell those teams to RG........Karma....Just kidding, but if it is true I agree that many in that team had to know what was going on w/ the bleeders. I do however feel for David and Travis. Look at where the FRM / old Yates teams have fallen in a five year period, damn right scary, these were power house teams not that long ago. By the way TOG, are you responcible for the editing and web content on Speedfactory ? If so then the site is gonna look great, you know Bobbychuck is kicking himself for not having something like that available to him a few years ago

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Permalink Reply by Zippy on June 8, 2010 at 6:29pm

The thing is, with the way yates keeps swapping drivers to keep Mike Conway locked in, sooner rather than later all three cars were going to be in trouble. even worse if they lose 300 points.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on June 8, 2010 at 6:41pm

RG7FAN - The editing and such of Speedfactory videos are done by RGM & a production company. As for Bobbychuck, he was always ahead of the times as far as media goes.Definitely not kicking himself..lol..