{"id":2330108,"date":"2024-08-23T15:04:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-driver-denny-hamlin-hit-with-hefty-punishment-over-grievous-mistake\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T15:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:08:23","slug":"nascar-driver-denny-hamlin-hit-with-hefty-punishment-over-grievous-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-driver-denny-hamlin-hit-with-hefty-punishment-over-grievous-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Driver Denny Hamlin Hit With Hefty Punishment Over &#8216;Grievous Mistake&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnascar-driver-denny-hamlin-hit-with-hefty-punishment-over-grievous-mistake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330108&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NASCAR penalized driver Denny Hamlin by docking him 75 points and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-responds-to-appeals-panel-after-they-rescind-points-penalty-from-hendrick-motorsports-drivers-and-teams\/\" title=\"NASCAR Responds to Appeals Panel After They Rescind Points Penalty From Hendrick Motorsports Drivers and Teams\">10 playoff points<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-nick-cannon-gets-his-job-back-after-calling-white-people-savages-this-is-how-real-privilege-works\/\" title=\"WALSH: Nick Cannon Gets His Job Back After Calling White People \u2018Savages.\u2019 This Is How Real Privilege Works.\">effectively removing<\/a> his \u2064chances of winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duke-basketball-coach-mike-krzyzewski-to-retire-after-the-2021-2022-season\/\" title=\"Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski To Retire After The 2021-2022 Season\">regular-season title<\/a>. This punishment followed an incident where Hamlin&#8217;s race-winning engine from \u2063March&#8217;s Bristol Motor Speedway was rebuilt by Toyota without\u2062 NASCAR&#8217;s inspection. Additionally, Hamlin&#8217;s crew chief\u2063 was \u200dfined $100,000. Toyota Racing\u200c Development acknowledged \u2064the mistake and stated that \u200bthe disassembly \u2063should have been \u200dconducted \u2064under NASCAR&#8217;s supervision, despite confirming that the engine was legal. As\u200b a result of the penalties, \u2062Hamlin \u2064fell from third to sixth in the standings and has fewer playoff\u2064 points, complicating his path in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-senate-seats-most-likely-to-flip-in-2022\/\" title=\"The Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip in 2022\">remaining races<\/a>. Toyota plans to implement measures\u2063 to prevent\u200c this issue\u200d from occurring again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>NASCAR docked Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin 75 points and 10 playoff points Thursday, eliminating any shot he had at winning the regular-season title and making his path toward a championship more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>The hefty penalty was handed down because Hamlin&rsquo;s race-winning engine from Bristol Motor Speedway in March was rebuilt by manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/toyota-recalls-211000-prius-vehicles-potentially-dangerous-flaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toyota<\/a> before NASCAR could tear it down and inspect it. The sanctioning body also fined Hamlin&rsquo;s crew chief, Chris Gabehart, $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota Racing Development self-reported the &ldquo;grievous mistake,&rdquo; as TRD president David Wilson called it, and NASCAR issued the same penalty that would get handed to any team that alters its engine before being inspected.<\/p>\n<p>Hamlin, who was third in the Cup standings and 28 points behind leader Tyler Reddick, drops to sixth and out of contention for the regular-season title with two races remaining. His playoff points fell from 21 to 11, leaving him less room for error in the opening three races of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson said the manufacturer takes full responsibility and added that Hamlin&rsquo;s team, Joe Gibbs Racing, was not involved in the engine disassembly.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TRD is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/auto-executive-reveals-main-person-responsible-growing-us-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solely responsible<\/a> for the handling and disposition of all our engines pre- and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-derby-winner-medina-spirit-fails-post-race-drug-test-trainer-says\/\" title=\"Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Post-Race Drug Test, Trainer Says\">post-race<\/a>,&rdquo; Wilson said in a statement. &ldquo;Despite procedures being in place, Denny&rsquo;s race-winning engine from Bristol was mistakenly returned to our Costa Mesa facility (in California), disassembled and rebuilt instead of being torn down and inspected by NASCAR per the rule book.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Although we know with absolute certainty that the engine was legal and would have passed inspection, we left NASCAR in an impossible position because they were not given the opportunity to properly inspect our engine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wilson said Toyota has implemented several additional steps to ensure that &ldquo;this never happens again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This significant penalty was imposed because Toyota, the engine manufacturer, rebuilt Hamlin&#8217;s race-winning engine from Bristol Motor Speedway in March before NASCAR had the opportunity to inspect it. Additionally, Hamlin&#8217;s crew chief, Chris Gabehart, was fined $100,000. Toyota Racing Development (TRD) self-reported what TRD president David Wilson described as a &#8220;grievous mistake,&#8221; leading NASCAR to apply standard penalties for any team that modifies an engine prior to inspection. As a result of this ruling, Hamlin fell from third to sixth in the Cup standings and is now 28 points behind leader Tyler Reddick with only two races left in the season. His playoff points decreased from 21 to 11, reducing his margin for error during the first three races of the postseason. Wilson stated that TRD accepts full responsibility for managing all engines before and after races and clarified that Joe Gibbs Racing did not participate in disassembling the engine. He explained that despite having procedures in place, Hamlin\u2019s winning engine was mistakenly sent back to their facility in California where it was disassembled instead of being inspected by NASCAR as required by regulations. Although they are confident that the engine would have passed inspection if examined properly, they acknowledged leaving NASCAR without an opportunity for proper evaluation. 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