Nascar made it clear at the beginning of the season that they didn't want anyone modifying any aspect of the COT. From the DEI #8's wing support bracket modification to the fender adjustments on both the #24 and #48, Nascar has laid down the harshest penalties in history, fining all these teams 100 driver and owner points, and suspending the crew chiefs of each team 6 races. However, all these teams have gone on to contend for wins even without their crew-chiefs, and the 100 point penalties on the 24 and 48 were only a speedbump in these two team's fantastic seasons, and the 8 team has made it's way back into the top-12.

     Nascar has already made movements to try to prevent suspended crew chiefs from having contact with the teams, and have now forbidden their presence at the track. However, anybody can text from anywhere, and with technology now available online to hear radio conversations, crew chief suspensions are inefficient. With this considered, the next time a team violates the integrity of the COT, don't be surprised if you don't see that team at the track the next week. Nascar CEO Brian France said that,

     "We feel very strongly that we're going to be very, very tough on people that test us with the Car of Tomorrow. We'd like not to get to [suspending drivers]. We'd like to make the deterrent, a portion of the penalty, significant enough that that isn't necessary for us to do," said the Nascar CEO. "But are we willing to go there? Of course we would. We have in the past and we will in the future. We're not hoping to do that. That's sort of a death penalty."

 And if fudging of the rules continue, the death penalty will be given.

--Tyler Head--