Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick said he was just as mad as his driver, #24-Jeff Gordon, over the penalties NASCAR handed down Monday night regarding Michael Waltrip Racings attempt to manipulate the outcome of Saturday nights race at Richmond, Va. Hendrick went on to say, ‘Jeff Gordon got robbed. On to the Chase and try to win it.” Gordon, and his wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, posted several messages on Twitter following NASCARs announcement expressing their displeasure with the decision. Gordon was in position to make the Chase in the closing laps by finishing in the Top 10 in points but with MWRs cars pitting and pulling off the track and losing positions Joey Logano ended up with claiming a position in the Top 10, leaving Gordon out. Gordon went on to say, even he was taken out of the equation, he didnt agree with NASCAR effectively allowing Bowyer to contend for the series championship with no further penalty.( Charlotte Observer )
