Full Throttle

Someone ’splain this to me…

A Cup car has a minimum weight but no maximum weight. So why is it J.J. Yelley’s #96 was held in the inspection bay at Chicagoland Speedway by NASCAR officials until shortly before the start, sent to the rear of the field, and then penalized with a stop & go after taking the green flag.

All because they found two water bottles filled with lead vice H²O.

Plus, additional penalties for the infraction will be announced next week, NASCAR officials said.

The only scenario I can brain fart storm is the car was spot on minimum weight and it would have been possible for the bottles be passed to the pit crew during a stop with the result being a lighter car.

If that’s the case, someone is out of their frickin’ skull to think that little weight would make much of an advantage.