Rusty Wallace fanned the flames of suspicion yesterday when he insisted that Chevy teams were fudging: “Four or five of them were cheating really, really hard and didn’t get caught. The NASCAR guys know it, and they’re out for them when they get to Talladega.”( Winston Salem Journal and Roanoke Times )…yikes… UPDATE: The grumblings have started between the different car makes, with most teams thinking the Chevrolets are at a decided advantage and Rusty Wallace even making allegations of cheating. Monte Carlos from Dale Earnhardt Inc. won four races during Speed Weeks and Richard Childress-owned Chevys won the fifth race and the pole for the Daytona 500. “I don’t know why (the Chevys) were so good at Daytona,” said Wallace. “They had more power and a little less coefficient of drag. Four or five of them were cheating really, really hard and didn’t get caught. The NASCAR guys know it, and they’re out for them when they get to Talladega.” Ty Norris, general manager at DEI, rolled his eyes at claims of cheating. “He must be talking about somebody else,” Norris said. “Our guys put a lot of effort into it and don’t get complacent about our plate racing.”( ThatsRacin.com/AP )(2-22-2003)
