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<li>BACKGROUND:&nbsp;</li>
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<li>PENALTIES: looks like +NASCAR tech inspectors are working overtime this season!! Today the latest penalties handed out to last weeks race winner Matt Kenseth and his Joe Gibbs Racing team, included the loss of 50 championship points(driver and owner), a $200,000 fine and 6 race suspension for crew cheif Jason Ratcliff</li>
<li>INFRACTION: 1 connecting rod that was approximately 3g lighter than the minimum weight of 525g.&nbsp;</li>
<li>REACTION: JGR will appeal penalties&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] ARTICLE: <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/24/kenseth-draws-big-penalty-out-of-kansas.html" target="_blank">Kenseth draws big penalty</a>&nbsp;BY: @nascar.com&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] TLDR - NASCAR announces heavy penalties to JGR team car after failing post race inspection</li>
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<li>] ARTICLE: <a href="%20%20http:/espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/9206870/matt-kenseth-penalized-heavily-nascar-engine-fails" target="_blank">Heavy penalties for Kenseth</a> BY:David Newton @:ESPN.com</li>
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<li>] TLDR - David outlines the penalties assessed and interviews Lee White(TRD) who accepts full responsibility for the "illegal" component which TRD failed to check before assembling into an engine they provided to JGR. White also commented on wether it yeilded any performance advantage&nbsp;QUOTE&nbsp;"Absolutely not any possible way this is a performance advantage. You would not do this for performance. You certainly would not do it here and do it in only one of the eight rods."&nbsp;The suspect component, was a single connecting rod that weighed in at 2.7 grams below the 525g minimum weight specified for that part.</li>
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<li>] 2013-04-24 JGR statement</li>
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<li>] Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is aware of the penalty issued by NASCAR today regarding the engine in our #20 car used in last week&rsquo;s Sprint Cup Series race in Kansas. It is our understanding that one of the eight connecting rods on the engine was ruled too light. We are working with our partners at TRD on this issue. In the meantime we will plan to appeal the penalty.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] 2013-04-24 Statement from TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) &nbsp;</li>
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<li>] "During NASCAR's routine post-race tear down of Matt Kenseth's race-winning car and engine from Kansas Speedway, one of our engine connecting rods weighed in approximately three grams &nbsp;under the legal minimum weight of 525 grams. None of the other seven connecting rods were found to be under the minimum weight. We take full responsibility for this issue with the engine used by the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team this past Sunday in Kansas -- JGR is not involved in the process of selecting parts or assembling the Cup Series engines. It was a simple oversight on TRD's &nbsp;part and there was no intent to deceive, or to gain any type of competitive advantage. Toyota is a company that was built on integrity, and that remains one of the guiding principles of the company. The goal of TRD has always been -- and will continue to be -- to build high-performance engines that are reliable, durable and powerful, and within the guidelines established by NASCAR." - Lee White &nbsp;President &nbsp;T.R.D., U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development)</li>
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<li>] 2013-04-24 <a href="http://www.speedtv.com/video/nascar/race-hub/nascar-race-hub-david-wilson-of-trd-2013-2326197447001/1#_vtop" target="_blank">Interview David Wilson</a>(TRD)</li>
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<li>] TLDW - RaceHub's Danielle Trotta conducts a phone interview with David Wilson of TRD in response to the penalties assessed to JGR</li>
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<li>] 2013-04-24&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/24/comparing-kenseth-penalty-to-other-big-penalties.html" target="_blank">Comparing Kenseth penalty to other major penalties</a>&nbsp;BY: Staff @:nascar.com</li>
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<li>] TLDR - A look at some other recent major penalties assessed by NASCAR.</li>
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<li>x] 2013-04-25 <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/25/matt-kenseth-speaks-about-penalty.html" target="_blank">VIDEO [03:00] Kenseth press conference</a></li>
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<li>] TLDW - Matt's reaction to the penalties assessed to JGR QUOTE "grossly unfair", "borderline shameful", "no arguement that the part was wrong, arguement is there was no performance advantage to be gained, any knowledgeable, reputable, unbiased engine builder would agree, it was a mistake &nbsp;"to crush joe gibbs like that i can't wrap my arms around that, it blows me away, the penalty was way over the top"</li>
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<li>x] 2013-04-25 <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/25/matt-kenseth-crew-chief-reacts-to-penalty.html" target="_blank">ARTICLE Jason Ratcliff perspective</a> BY: @:nascar.com</li>
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<li>TLDR - JGR crew chief Jason Ratcliff shares his thoughts on the penalty situation</li>
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<li>x] 2013-04-26 UPDATE VIDEO[01:52]&nbsp;<a href="http://bcove.me/tli0bkkq" target="_blank">Robin Pemberton</a></li>
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<li>&nbsp;TLDW NASCAR director of competition Pemberton defends the penalties assessed to JGR - QUOTE: "Engine, Tires and Fuel, common thread,&nbsp;&nbsp;dont mess with those areas,&nbsp;that's been understood, for 65 years, the penalties are severe, it &nbsp;stops at the crew chief, its not a gray area, theres a number in the book.</li>
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<li>x] 2013-04-26&nbsp;UPDATE VIDEO[02:15]&nbsp;<a href="http://bcove.me/eyakxzhx" target="_blank">Joe Gibbs</a></li>
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<li>TLDW Team owner Gibbs speaks to the penalties assessed by NASCAR this week to his organization QUOTE: "we value our relationship with NASCAR, we do not want to be on the wrong side of any rules, the intent was not to get an unfair advantage, since the start of the season, 10 TRD engines have been torn down(inspected by NASCAR) , 8 from JGR, nothing from those engines was found to be a problem" &nbsp;</li>
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