NASCAR officials weren’t sure what they’d found when an accident midway through the Southern 500 tore the side of Casey Mears’ #41 Target Dodge open. But they removed a small yellow “brick” with wires attached from inside the side of the car. After the race, Winston Cup technical director Steve Peterson supervised the dismantling of the dashboard of Mears’ car. After inspecting the back of the car’s gauge package, picking and probing at the wiring, Peterson gave the OK to Ganassi Racing crewmembers to load the car. Later, Winston Cup director John Darby said the device was simply a voltage monitor designed to track the voltage of the car’s battery.( NASCAR.com )(9-1-2003)
