For those of you who think Jimmie Johnson and his team aren't cheating....?

Ok remember back to 2006 how Chad Knaus was suspended for rules violations during Speedweeks? Well the #48 failed post-race inspection after he won the Daytona 500. This happened again 2 more times that season. Then in 2007 the #48's and #24's cars were illegal or something on them were. After he won the championship that year, NASCAR decided that they might as well let them cheat and get away with it. Remember last year during the Chase how NASCAR was going to keep an eye on the #5 and #48 teams? All of this basically proves that there is a strong possibility of that team cheating for the past 4 years and this year.For those of you who think Jimmie Johnson and his team aren't cheating....?
I'm going to set everyone straight here.


Old school street racing you can do anything you want, because that's how you know who's either smarter, physically better, etc.


NASCAR has just become too formal over the years.


Since the beginning of NASCARs history, they have been changing the rules and adding restrictions, to the point where it even bores the casual spectator.


A racer or a technician is always going to think ';outside of the box'; and wander right up to it's limits and look beyond into the other side of performance. Right at that moment that your at the edge of regulations, and you know you can be ';living'; there, you stick your foot across the border. You get caught being too curious of what just a little bit of that extra performance will give you.


Now to me, this is what racing is all about, and I like people like that.


Man will always push the limits and test the waters. That's how we learn. The people (or teams),


that don't live this way will stagnate.


So, the thing here is, can a performance gain be had in a discreet manner, or will it just be a sloppy attempt at gaining performance, blantantly disregarding the rules %26amp; regulations?


There is a bit of wisdom going on at HMS and particularly the 48 team. They are near perfect. But I can feel some frustrations from the other racing organizations, because they cannot figure a way to cross the threshold and surpass the performance level of the 48 team.


The 48 team can be stopped. In fact the whole Hendrick organization could be stopped.


You just gotta have the right people.For those of you who think Jimmie Johnson and his team aren't cheating....?
its a gamble if he gets by with it he wins if not he pays the piper i wouldnt call it cheating i would call it tryin to out smart them its his job to try to get by with it and nascars job to try to catch him !EVERYONE says they like old time nascar but call Chad a cheater What gives? hes old school and the best at it !!!!!i just wish he didnt have johnson as his driver GO 14
There is no doubt that Chad Knaus was caught numerous times cheating IN THE PAST. I think they may have learned a lesson by now.


There is no way of knowing what NASCAR winks at or looks the other way at...well sometimes its obvious but we will never really know. I beleive it happens but I just rather not think about it and sit back and enjoy the race.
All Teams Push it to the Edge once in a While, Some Get caught some not, Years ago A Reporter asked Richard Petty what he thought about the Other teams that were Qualifying that day, He Said that they were cheating, When Asked why he thought that he Replied, ';Because We Are Cheating and they are doing better than us';
sit back and enjoy the race.


How can you sit back and enjoy that you know is fixed.
If your not cheating your not trying
What can be done to stop the cheating?
YOUR FUNNY MATT... thank you for making my day today hun
They are not cheating....
Dude you need to get your facts straight before posting something like this.





First, the 48 did not fail post race inspection after Jimmie's win in the 2006 Daytona 500. The violation came in qualifying, Jimmie's time was disallowed, Knaus was suspended, and they were fined both money and points The car passed post race inspection after winning the race.





The following year, both the 48 and 24 were cited for non-conforming fenders at Infineon, which was found during initial inspection (before the first practice). While the cars technically fit the templates, areas between two template plates were raised slightly. They were not allowed to qualify, both Knaus and Letarte were suspended, but the cars passed both pre- and post-race inspections. HMS contends they were told they could adjust the front fenders within the template points, but NASCAR stated no such stipulation existed, and falling in line with its stance of harsh penalties for COT violations, they suspended the crew chiefs. Several other teams, including the #8 of Dale Jr, were also fined and the crew chief suspended for COT violations.





HMS and the #48 are not the only ones to be caught with major rule violations the past few years, though you make it seem that way. Roush, DEI (twice), Red Bull, Joe Gibbs Racing (Nationwide) have all received penalties for major infractions since 2008.





All teams push the envelope. They have to if they want to find those few small things that can be an advantage at the track. That is what racing is all about. Sometimes teams step over that line and need to be set straight by NASCAR.