Shock issue led to Dillon disqualification: The left front shock of Austin Dillon's truck was built wrong and had no way to rebound following his qualifying run, which is what caused the Richard Childress Racing truck to fail post-qualifying inspection Friday, team vice president of competition Mike Dillon said Saturday morning at Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Dillon, Austin's father, said RCR got the shocks from an outside group that has been helping the team. The error - no bleed shim that would allow the truck to raise to the minimum height after the run - was in the misconstruction of the shock and wasn't done intentionally, Dillon said. Because RCR has not attempted all of the truck events this year, it did not have a guaranteed spot. With the qualifying time disallowed, Dillon failed to make the field for the race today. "It didn't have any bleed shims in it - it wasn't going to come back up," Mike Dillon said. "It was just a major mistake. It's embarrassing for us. … It was just an error on the build. It wasn't purposely done." "[Austin] did everything he was supposed to do," Dillon said. "He was good in practice. He got up in the draft … and was really fast. We were like, 'Wow, we're going to be OK.' He was relaxed and really enjoyed it. Just getting comfortable here is what we were trying to do for next year." Dillon said he understood that NASCAR had to disallow the time. "It's not fair for the other teams whose trucks came through and made it through heights," Dillon said. "It's our mistake, not NASCAR's. They were doing the right thing."(SceneDaily.com)(10-31-2009)
NASCAR penalizes #33-Crew Chief for rules infractions at Kentucky: Rick Ren, crew chief for the #33 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, has been fined and placed on probation for rule infractions committed this past weekend at Kentucky Speedway. The No. 33 truck was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-I (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20B-12A (mounting points on the axle housing must be evenly spaced and welded to prevent movement; mounting points were not evenly spaced) of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rule book. The infractions occurred during opening day inspection on July 17. Ren has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR PR) [Previous news on this story is posted on the July Archive Page](7-22-2009)
#90 Crew member suspended for rules violations at Kansas: Wesley Lane, a crew member for the #90 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, has been suspended from the next six NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events and all NASCAR activity until July 1 for rule violations at Kansas Speedway. Lane was found to be in violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and Section 3-5 (permitting someone else to use your NASCAR License). Lane has also been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR PR)(4-30-2009)
#33 Team penalized for Rule infractions at Daytona Int'l Speedway: NASCAR announced today penalties and fines to the #33 team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as a result of rule infractions found last Friday at Daytona International Speedway. The #33 truck was found to be in violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); Section 12-4-1 (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and Section 20B-12.3B (all approved shock absorbers must be of nitrogen-gas pressurized mono-tube, deflective disc valve type with an integral gas reservoir with all components as displayed on each manufacturer's display board: unapproved shock absorber piston) of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rule book. The violations were found during post-race inspection on Feb. 13. Driver Ron Hornaday Jr. has been penalized with the loss of 25 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship driver points and truck owner DeLana Harvick has been penalized 25 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship owner points due to the violations. Crew chief Rick Ren has been fined $5,000 and placed on probation until June 30, 2009 as a result of the infraction.(NASCAR PR)(2-19-2009)
