The problem is that HMS was NOT working in a gray area as everyone keeps asserting. According to Pemberton, when the COT was introduced, NASCAR gave the teams two documents. One was a color-coded diagram of the car illustrating what areas were off limits, what areas allowed for limited tinkering, what areas allowed for unlimited tinkering. Second was for those who cannot read an illunstration -- a list of areas of the car that are fully hands off, what areas allow fo some tempering, and what areas allow for full tempering.
HMS was given these documents. The #24 and #48 did know or should have known the area they were messing with was hands-off.
He went on to say that they (NASCAR) are trying to "rein these cars in" to "make things more competitive in the garages." I think they are making it more and more like IROC, which I hated. I think they are making it LESS competitive.
Agree. ICROC as it was known...