Frank Stoddard, crew chief for #22-Scott Wimmer, will meet with Nextel Cup officials David Hoots and John Darby this morning to discuss a one-lap penalty assessed against Wimmer at Bristol. Stoddard was furious about the call after the race and remained dismayed yesterday. Wimmer and Tony Stewart both were punished when their cars collided after Wimmer braked hard to avoid hitting Ricky Craven. “We’re not in 1975 anymore,” Stoddard said. “They had plenty of time under caution to see replays and decide whether the 22 should have been penalized. Clearly, we shouldn’t have been based on what at least 4 million other Americans saw. We got a one-lap penalty for being an innocent bystander. After the race, people were spinning people on pit road and didn’t get a lap penalty. We got penalized for saving [Craven] from wrecking.”(Richmond Times Dispatch)(4-3-2004)
