What started as an agonizing inspection process for Michael Waltrip on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway turned dramatic following his Daytona 500 qualifying run, as NASCAR confiscated his car and a second intake manifold from it.
Also running afoul of NASCAR inspectors were Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahne, whose qualifying speeds were disallowed due to infractions discovered in post-qualifying inspection
Before qualifying began NASCAR vice president for competition Robin Pemberton said an inspector in NASCAR's engine checking area "caught a substance inside" Waltrip's No. 55 Toyota Camry's manifold in its initial pass through inspection.
Pemberton said, "We didn't know what it was," so that manifold was immediately seized and would be shipped to NASCAR's tech center in Concord, N.C., for analysis.
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