Is NASCAR trying to eliminate the "start and park" field fillers?

Good Morning, Heeeres Johnny! Interesting theory. The whole thing boggles the mind. I feel that the start and park teams have just as much right to be at the track as everyone else. And, NASCAR needs to get its act together regarding Mayfield..... In fact, NASCAR needs to be consistent in what it does. Rules and regs apply to everyone and not a select few. You just can't pick and choose here.

If this is their way of handling the issue of the start and park teams then I think it's wrong. And, the way they are handling the Mayfield situation is wrong. Guess I'm just steamed because there are so many questions and no answers. I have no ideas as to what to do. Honesty would be nice!

The two things have to be unrelated.. Mayfield knows what's wrong, and NASCAR won't take it upon themselves to release the information.. They are leaving this up to Mayfield.. It's his call..

Long is another story.. NASCAR usually leaves guys like him alone.. That's why they are so angry.. If not for the rule about checking all engine failures, Long would have gotten away with an extra 42 cubic inches of displacement.. That's taking advantage of someone's trust.. Doesn't it make you angry when someone takes advantage of your trust?? I think the fine will be reduced, because Long can't possibly pay it, but the suspensions will stand.. NASCAR is making a stand.. They don't want to cause the little guy too much expense, by taking his car apart, but they have to make sure that all of the small guys understand that the price for this favor, is honesty.. When that trust is breached, NASCAR will bite hard..

I can see how you might get that idea. However, it is important to remember that Mayfield tested positive for a banned substance and Long was using an engine that did not meet specifications. I am sure that the rule book clearly lists all specs for cars in great detail. And perhaps in his case they ARE trying to send the message that if you cannot compete without cheating, you do not belong here. I think that making the cars so similar is hogwash. But those are the rules that are in place. And Mayfield was not one of "start and park" guys. He ran most of the Richmond race if I'm not mistaken.

I think what Long did was just plain stoopid. And, if Jeremy did in fact deliberately take some "illicit" drug to keep him going to get his car done on time, then he is just plain stooopid as well. I don't really think the penalties from NASCAR's infamous "grey" rule book that were handed out have anything to do with the start and park teams. Mayfield's test was random, and Long's engine was deliberate. No targets there.

Go Jr.>>>>

...Good therory.I thought the same thing but if that were the case I think NASCAR would have started at the Nationwide level.It seems any race there the same 4 to 6 cars Quailify and run 1 to 10 laps then "handling" problems.

But good point of view.

As someone else put it the other day, 'NASCAR's rules are all written in pencil'. I don't know if they (NASCAR) realizes it or not but, they are taking the credibility out of this sport, there is no other sport that doesn't have a set of rules and penalties that they adhere to. They seem to change the rules to suit whatever is their agenda at any given moment. Even the drug testing thing is ambiguous and there are no real guidelines and they don't seem to think that they have to have any, they just kinda make the rules up as they go along.

The results of the drug test for Mayfield, as in any drug testing scenario for any company, are a private matter to protect the privacy of the 'offender'. People that want the results to be public should put themselves in Mayfield's place and ask themselves if they would want their results to be publicized. The purpose of drug testing is not to smear an individual and to accommodate the gossip hounds, but to keep the drugs out of the workplace or sport and allow the person to get the help they need...if needed. If Mayfield wanted to make the results public I'm sure he could. What would stop him, he is already on indefinite suspension, what else could NASCAR do to him? The only problem is that when the results in this type of situation are not made public, everyone makes up their own results and people just love to assume the worst.

Nascar's position of start and parker is they don't care. They earn the spot and they use the way they see fit. I think it was coincidence that these two penalties were for small teams. Both these guys knew the rules and they broke them. There have been plenty of penalties over the years for the big teams so I see no foul play on Nascar's part on this one.

I think that there are teams out the that do "start & park" on purpose but yesterday during qualifying they mentioned a few teams and I think one for sure was the #34 & a few other that could only run for so many laps because they would run out of tires because they could not afford the whole alotment for the race to be able to stay safe and competitive with the other teams. But that in itself could be construed as a excuse to "start & park" but it makes sense.

The only way they can attract sponsors is to be on the track even if it's only for a short period of time it could get their product name on TV. Also qualifying for any race gets them some points that can translate into a start when qualifying gets rained out. You do what you can when you have a limited budget weather it be a used motor that won't last or you short yourself on sets of tires. It beats having small fields at most races.

It's funny that you said that because after I read the deal about Carl Long I thought the same thing .

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