Owner's Points After Pocono (Updated With FRM Penalty)

UPDATED OWNER POINTS WITH PENALTY
32) #34-Conway/Front Row: 1069 +144
33) #71-Labonte/TRG: 1069 +144
34) #37-Kvapil/Front Row: 1051 +126
35) #7-Gordon/RGM: 991 +66

these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
36) #38-Gilliland/Front Row: 925 -66
37) #26-Stremme/Latitude43: 904 -87

RGM can advance to 34th by beating the 37 by 21 positions

RGM can advance to 32nd by beating the 71 & 34 by 30 positions

*The 71 team plans to Start N Park unless sponsorship is found

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Permalink Reply by gg91 on June 7, 2010 at 4:39pm

I believe elliott hasn't used a pcp in any races he's entered into so far this year...

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Permalink Reply by Matt Gruber on June 9, 2010 at 4:15pm

I don't think any past champion has used the provisional this year. I know Elliott hasn't, and I don't think Labonte has.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Stone on June 7, 2010 at 4:02pm

60 down.......Still way in the mix!! Yep!!

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Permalink Reply by Keith on June 7, 2010 at 4:43pm

The 38 car violation has to do with valve stem caps. Any penalty would be minuscule IMO.
But, it's NASCAR, who knows. Maybe they are tired of the musical drivers chairs and will send a message.

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Permalink Reply by WJM on June 7, 2010 at 4:54pm

61 point fine and $610 penalty.

I just made that up.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on June 7, 2010 at 4:54pm

@Keith -didn't the 38 have to air up the tire after the red flag? Maybe FRM had bleeders in the valve stem caps?! Fine might be a bigger deal than first thought....

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Permalink Reply by TobaccoRoad on June 7, 2010 at 4:56pm

http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/ You are right!!!! Bleeder valves, it may be big.

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on June 7, 2010 at 5:00pm

Yep, could be huge. From that article TobaccoRoad linked above:

As we mentioned this morning on Twitter, we are hearing Front Row Motorsports could be facing penalties from NASCAR after illegal bleeder mechanisms were discovered on the #38 car prior to Sunday’s race. The rain delay appears to have played a role in the discovery of the issue. As Kvapil exited pit road following the delay, NASCAR backed him up because of two flat rear tires. NASCAR officials escorted the team’s tire specialist and the two tires in question to the NASCAR hauler. We are hearing bleeder mechanisms were responsible for the flat tires.

Bleeder mechanisms are easily installed on the valve stem of the tire and are meant to help a car maintain tire air pressure. As pressure builds in the tire during a run, the valve opens and relieves pressure.

Penalties involving the fuel, the engine, and the tires are generally NASCAR’s severest. As we have seen in recent years with penalties involving Carl Long and Michael Waltrip, NASCAR has made a point to make examples of those found to be beyond the rulebook in those three areas.

As Front Row struggles with points and money this could hurt the team substantially. The team looked to be well on its way to locking all three cars into the top-35 after this weekend’s race. Obviously any points penalty could change that. Additionally, the team only has full-time sponsorship on one car – monetary fines could be detrimental to the team’s future.

Expect any penalty announcements to be made tomorrow.