Well the comments are running the gambit now. As would be expected there are many responses to the penalties that have been placed on Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, and their teams. Some find the penalties too harsh, some think it was not enough. Others are waiting to see what will happen next.

NASCAR itself has thrown down a gauntlet,

“We believe the penalties that we did issue are adequate enough to deliver that message. If, going forward, we find more and more violations and they become more frequent, then we will upscale the penalties until we get the result we’re looking for.”

Given this statement you might think that there will be no further modifications to the Car of Tomorrow. But realistically you know there will be. Maybe not to certain ‘off-limit’ areas, but modifications are the name of the game.

There will be more violations in races to come. The tweaking will get more refined. And eventually a balance will be hit. But you can’t say this isn’t getting the fans involved.

Point shifts, missing crew chiefs, and a promise to do even worse in the future. Few fans can sit on the sidelines and not be concerned for their team and driver. But maybe that’s exactly what NASCAR officials want. What do you think?

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