I Have a Problem with the #18 Penalty

            On Wednesday, NASCAR handed down the penalty to the #18 team for violated the lugnut rule.  Kyle Busch’s crew chief Adam Stevens and the front tire changer are suspended from the Dover race this coming up weekend.  Stevens has been fined $20,000 and put on probation until December 31.

            The problem that I have with this penalty is the bonus points for the win that will go towards the Chase or the first round of the playoff system.  Why weren’t the bonus points from the win taken from him?  I thought if you get penalize for something like this that the bonus points would not count for the Chase. 

            The team already got away with damaging the car during the burnout.  As a fan, I am not stupid.  If you won as much as you have, you should know how to not damage the car during the burnout.  In my eyes, it is showing that you got something to hide.  I hope NASCAR will keep an eye on this better this year.  If Busch wins again and does the same thing again, NASCAR better not turn a blind eye like they did on Sunday.  So, I am going to let this pass this time, but I still have my doubts.  We will see how they race these next few weekends and what happen during post-race inspections. 

            I wonder will NASCAR keep an eye on the #18 team for now on.  They have done it before.  They kept an eye on Jimmie Johnson when they have failed post-race inspection in the past.  They should do the same thing to the #18 team.  I’m not saying this because I have something against the #18 team.  I am saying that they should do what is fair.  If you do it to one time, you do it to everyone who gets caught cheating or breaking the rules.