Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby has no intention of altering the consistency of penalties established with the introduction of the Car of Tomorrow.
"If a team comes to Bristol next week and presents a car with an unapproved part I'll write it up exactly as we did in Gordon's case," said Darby. "The commission doesn't officiate the races."
The commission also has the opportunity to do something Darby cannot; they can sympathize. Establishing consistency means enforcing the rules as written, without bias. If the commission sees a violation in a different light so be it according to Darby.
Proof of Darby's words is the revelation that Dodge officials did meet with NASCAR prior to the issuance of the penalty against Gordon. In that meeting Dodge took the blame for Gordon's car having the wrong nose. All well and good, however Darby doesn't have a rulebook that penalizes manufacturers. His rulebook deals with the individual teams and the product they present each week at the racetrack.
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