![]() ![]() Between the start of the NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup series February 17 and the beginning of the Cup Chase in September, officials dealt teams at least nine cheating penalties. ![]() That doesn’t mean teams have quit trying to get things past the inspectors. Sophisticated electronics like digital scales also keep teams honest. Inspectors have templates to measure key body dimensions, and no one knows which ones will be used until just before inspection. Now, inspection is much more standardized and sophisticated. You got through with what you wanted to get through with,” Petty said. “Or cheat on 15 things and do two or three things that’s very obvious. In the 1960s, Petty admitted he cheated but tried to keep the tweaks modest so they wouldn’t attract attention. Winning driver Richard Petty said as much in racing journalist Tom Jensen’s book Cheating. That meant racers might be able to disguise some trick body work with a crazy paint scheme or weight one part of the car more heavily for a handling boost. Before templates and electronic measuring systems, NASCAR officials relied largely on their own judgment and experience. It used to be easier to get away with the former. Cheating seems to fall into two categories: knowingly circumventing the rules and exploiting gray areas the rules don’t cover. NASCAR’s history is full of teams cheating and officials trying to catch them. But the easiest way to win at NASCAR? Cheat. ![]()
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