Three Winston Cup teams, including the #12 Fords of Jeremy Mayfield, were asked by NASCAR technical officials over the weekend to discontinue use of rear-end wheel hubs that are typically used in the BGN series. The hubs – legal parts that have been approved for use in either series – are being studied by NASCAR because of repeated problems with them on BGN series cars, according to sources. In an effort to prevent any future problems, NASCAR officials have decided to ask teams to refrain from using them in the Winston Cup series until their review of the parts are complete. The wheel hubs were discovered during Friday’s inspections were not confiscated by NASCAR. Each of the teams agreed to change the wheel hubs on the cars to a design other than that used in the BGN series( That’s Racin’ ) and The hubs are the same as those being used in the Busch Grand National series. Teams are allowed to run with them, but NASCAR officials recently began studying them to see whether they are safe on the higher-horsepower and heavier Cup cars. Because of uncertainty about whether the hubs could create a safety issue, the teams were asked to replace them and run other Cup-approved parts( Times-Dispatch ), also, Speedwords has a image and story on the ‘Hub’ subject at NASCAR looking at Suspension Rules
