Thirty-one cars, including 16 in the Sprint Cup Series, failed inspection before Thursdays practices at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR confiscated the teams roof flaps, which are designed to keep cars on the ground during spins and wrecks at high speeds, for further inspection. Penalties could be possible. The roof-flap spacers had been illegally machined down to reduce weight. NASCAR inspectors made Cup teams install new, unaltered roof flaps before drivers were allowed on the track for the first of two practices. Inspectors then went to the Nationwide garage and found similar issues on 15 cars. ‘When you find something in one garage, you communicate to the other garage’ NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said. ‘We looked into it and this is what we found.” Nationwide drivers facing possible penalties include #6-Trevor Bayne, #20-Brian Vickers, #40-Reed Sorenson and #60-Travis Pastrana.( Associated Press )
