Post by dalejrfan on Jun 25, 2005 22:01:24 GMT -5
SONOMA, Calif. -- Kevin Harvick's Richard Childress Racing team has decided to forfeit its 21st starting position for Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350 by making an engine change.
Danny Lawrence, the head of RCR's engine department, supervised the swap Saturday well after Happy Hour had concluded at Infineon Raceway.
"We broke a valve spring and we just couldn't take the chance we had damaged the engine," Lawrence said. "We were just getting ready to change from the practice springs to the race springs when we found it.
"When it breaks a spring, it lets the valve slap up and down. Kevin didn't feel like he did anything to cause it -- sometimes it just happens. (Starting) 20th, 40th, (going to the back) doesn't really matter
Danny Lawrence, the head of RCR's engine department, supervised the swap Saturday well after Happy Hour had concluded at Infineon Raceway.
"We broke a valve spring and we just couldn't take the chance we had damaged the engine," Lawrence said. "We were just getting ready to change from the practice springs to the race springs when we found it.
"When it breaks a spring, it lets the valve slap up and down. Kevin didn't feel like he did anything to cause it -- sometimes it just happens. (Starting) 20th, 40th, (going to the back) doesn't really matter