Clint Bowyer NASCAR Appeal Set for Wednesday, Odds Not in His Favor

Filed under: Clint Bowyer, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Richard Childress Racing, NASCAR

As convinced as NASCAR team owner Richard Childress and his driver Clint Bowyer may be that their team did nothing illegal and doesn't deserve the massive penalty it received last week, the odds of them winning their appeal Wednesday aren't good.

The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel, NASCAR's court, has denied 66 percent of appeals (88-of-132) brought before it since 1999, according to statistics released by NASCAR. Only 31 percent of the appeals have had the penalty reduced or completely overturned. And twice, the Appeals Panel actually increased the punishment.

Childress said Friday his 34-year-old team has rarely used the process and is 0-for-3 in appeals as far as he can remember.

"All I'm going to ask for is a fair appeal,'' Childress said. "That's what the appeal is for, to have an appeal board to hear both sides of the story. Hopefully we can present a case enough to know that being bumped pretty severe a couple of times by a tow truck is enough to move it (Bowyer's car) sixth thousandths (of an inch).''

 

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