When NASCAR unveiled the "car of tomorrow " in 2007, they made it very clear that tolerance violations and unapproved parts would incur strict penalties and there is a long list of prominent drivers who have been pinched by the rules Dale Earhardt Jr. Try as the administrative bodies may, rule-bending is as much a part of racing as the cars themselves and as long as there is a shadow of a doubt shrouding a rule, it’ll be exploited to the maximum and beyond in the name of competition.
But race teams know that over the course of a few hundred miles, every little advantage that can be secured is compounded throughout the race and could mean the difference between a championship and a loss. With such scrutiny, you’d almost wonder why it’s worth the risk in the first place to bend or blatantly break regulations for an advantage of a mere half-second or an extra gallon of fuel. It’s true, sanctioning bodies have been known to impose severe penalties on race teams found to be out of tolerance of engine displacement by two-tenths of a cubic inch! The problem with catching everything is, due to the extremely complex nature of the sport, the ever-growing rulebook must cover everything from tire and fuel composition to engine size down to the very cubic inch. Eventually, with all the envelope-pushing, someone was bound to take a step too far and incite repercussions as rule-bending encroached on the lines of a clear violation.
Literally since day one, a habitual practice became common to continually push the boundaries of ethical racing to the absolute limit.
Racing is unlike many other sports for many other reasons, and due to the generally complex nature of it, there exists a massive gray area within which teams may frolic and play.
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