Just my thoughts about stopping 'cheating' in NASCAR. We have the technology to be able to scan auto parts to see if they meet quality standards in the industry. In the aerospace industry they have laser scanners that can measure down to .001". I wonder why, with the amount of money NASCAR brings in over the year they can't come up with a better plan to inspect these cars? They could go to Boeing and talk to their engineers, and get their help in designing a movable scanner. Then all they would have to do is have the car design loaded in the computer with dimensions and have the scanner on tracks that run down the length of the car. Comparing the dimensions of the car to the computer template. How much would it cost? I don't know. Could they implement it? Yes, I think so. Would it stop 'cheating'? I think it would cut down on 75% of it. What do you think?

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The JACK CREW!!!

Cheating WILL always happen, it has been that way since ...well as long as racing has been around. As long as theres money involved there will be shady things going on. And thats just my lil ol opinion

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Even if Nascar wanted to stop "cheating" they couldn't do it, to many ways and to much money. The majority of the teams spend more money on "R&D" than some for the whole year of racing.

Cheating and racing goes a long way back in history! Ever since the advent of motorsports the participants have found loopholes in the rules..the more technical a sport becomes,the more richer the teams are,the more chances there is of the teams finding a way around the rules...lets take the most advanced form of motor-racing on this planet, F1, every single year you have controversies brewing about illegal moving aero-devices ,like last years Ferrari's "chin wing", or this years Mclaren Mercedes's "secondary wing" on the nose cone which tends to move under acceleration, Ferrari's moving floor..last years world championship was clouded with allegations on Renault using "active suspensions"...infact, the 1994 championship was one of the most controversial with Benetton-Renault accussed of using illegal launch and traction control. the list is endless...we've had more innovative one's as in 2003,when the Michelins were expanding by almost 5mm above a certain temperature! The common saying in F1 is, there should be a cigarette paper thin wall between whats legal and what’s illegal...if the wall is any thicker you are slow,if you go beyond the wall ,its illegal!

The regulatory body,FIA got so tired of teams finding newer ways to use traction control that they finally made it legal! FIA has one of the most skilled engineers who have been ex-technical directors and cheif engineers of racing teams...these days its Charlie Whiting who heads the FIA technical delegation and has a army of engineers who scrutinize the cars before and after the races...engines have to be homologated, the metal compounds have to be the ones which are allowed, the ECU's and all the other electronic chips have to be tested,sealed and approved by the FIA...inspite of all these,teams still find their way around....the only way to "control" this is by hiring better and more talented scrutinizers ,but the most talented ones prefer to be associated with the racing teams than with the regulatory body!