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NASCAR seizes car that DEI had readied for Truex at Daytona
DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Thursday, Jul. 03, 2008
The No. 1 Chevrolet entered in the Coke Zero 400 by Dale Earnhardt Inc. for driver Martin Truex Jr. was impounded by NASCAR Thursday when it failed to pass initial inspection.
NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said the car failed to meet technical specifications in the roof area.
The car will be taken to NASCAR's research & development center in Concord, N.C., for more examination. Any penalties would be announced by NASCAR next week.
The team took out its backup car and began taking it through the inspection process shortly before practice opened Thursday afternoon.
Penalties for similar infractions have included multiple-race suspensions for the crew chief and points penalties of 100 or more in driver and owner standings.