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Gibbs team caught trying to mask horsepower
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Published: August 18, 2008
BROOKLYN, Mich.
The two Joe Gibbs Racing cars that have dominated the Nationwide Series this season likely will face stiff NASCAR sanctions after team members were caught deliberately trying to mask the horsepower in their powerful engines.
NASCAR inspectors found magnets under the gas pedals of the No. 18 and No. 20 Toyota's when the cars were sent to the chassis dyno following Saturday's race at Michigan International Speedway. Tony Stewart finished third in the No. 20 in his final Nationwide race for JGR, and Joey Logano was seventh in the No. 18.
The two cars have combined to win 14 of Toyota's 15 victories in 25 Nationwide races this season.
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition, said that the magnets were a quarter-inch thick and their placement was an attempt to hide how much horsepower the Gibbs motors have.
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