Reports Say NASCAR Tests Then "Confiscates" Eleven Engines for Excessive Horse Power Following Texas

Two different reports now say that NASCAR found excessive horse power in the engines of eleven cars on Sunday including those driven by Chase leader Jimmie Johnson and second place Chase driver Jeff Gordon.

The Roanoke Times says the other cars involved include those driven by Chase drivers Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, and Matt Kenseth as well as those of Ryan Newman, Dave Blaney, Kasey Kahne, Ricky Rudd and Brian Vickers.

The report at AutoRacingSport.com says the cars were all about 5% over the 750 HP limit (some where as high as 788 HP).

However, that is not a hard limit and engine horse power can change due to a variety of factors including weather, drafting and engine heat.

In the event NASCAR decides that over a quarter of the teams have replaced their watered down Sunoco gasoline with fuel from BALCO, the current Chase standings could be thrown into chaos.

If multiple teams found an "edge" that allowed them to "discover" extra horse power, the conspiracy theories will run amok within the Black Helicopter community and the debate among NASCAR fans over the definition of "cheating" will become heated and passionate.