Kenny: Remember these are procedural hearings, not court hearings so everyone gets to plead their case to a three person panel. That panel is selected by Silbermann, who is always a member of the three person panel. In order to actually make an appeal you have to physically deliver it to the office of NSCRC in Daytona Beach. The commissioner is only involved if and when you appeal to him. And the $200 fee is non-refundable.

Sorry to be obtuse, but you say:

you can appeal within 10 days to the National Stock Car Racing Commission, otherwise known as the NSCRC. After you appeal and pay $200 you will get a hearing with a three member panel. They then hear arguments and decide whether to uphold the penalty, reverse it or modify it. If you’re unhappy with their decision you can still appeal the ruling to the NSCRC commissioner.

What does that mean exactly? Do you prepare a video appeal, along with written or multi-media exhibits, and submit it to the Commissioner and the three members who might then follow up with calls to request more information? Or do you appear physically in front of the Commish and three members who then might question you? Who chooses the three members out of the 32? Is it pot-luck? Do you get to submit a list of members whose expertise might give you a fairer hearing? (For example, if it’s an engine violation, you might request former crew-chiefs and builders, or for a driving violation, you might request former drivers.)

If you win your appeal, do you get your $200 back?

Thanks for drawing back the curtain to reveal a hidden aspect of NASCAR.

West Coast Kenny
Alameda, California