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Penalties Aside, NASCAR Doesn't Strip Wins

­­NASCAR doesn't typically strip drivers of victories for post-race infractions; however, at the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in 2008, NASCAR penalized Regan Smith for passing race leader Tony Stewart under the yellow line as the two came to the checkered flag. Stewart was awarded the victory and Regan was relegated to 18th place. That decision was based on a rules violation that occurred during a race.

Recently, the closest NASCAR has come to stripping a victory from a driver for a post-race violation was in March 2008 at the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was there that Carl Edwards' winning car was found to not have the cover over the oil reservoir tank fastened tightly. In NASCAR's determination, the loose cover could have allowed air to ventilate through the opening and improve downforce during the race. NASCAR penalized Edwards 100 points, but more importantly, they docked him the 10 points he would have earned toward the Chase for the Cup.

The only time in the modern era that NASCAR has taken away a victory following a race was in 1991 after Ricky Rudd bumped the late Davey Allison out of the way on the final turn at Sears Point Raceway. Rudd took the checkered flag, but NASCAR awarded the win to Allison after determining Rudd's move was less than sportsmanlike.