What exactally was the violation?  The crew chief also got fined $100,000 and a suspension.  Must have been somthing.  I'm curious as to what exactally the violations were in greater detail than "actions detrimental to stock car racing"... 😮

The violation was the addition of an octane boosting substance (haven't heard exactly what it was) which is apparently in the Nascar rulebook(pamphlet). I was listening to Sirius all day and there was a lot of speculation but no hard facts.

I heard that Nascar hadn't identified what it was just that it didn't appear to be oil.  I cna't beleive that Toyota would have issued a statement claiming it could be some sealant they should just try to keep out of the way of the debris until the  mystery substance is identified.

How about this:

Oxygenated gel for improving performance of combustion engines through improved burning of combustibles
United States Patent 6152121
A system and method for improving performance and fuel efficiency of a combustion engine by providing an oxygen enriched gel which is inserted near an air intake, where the gel is stored within a container formed from a gas permeable membrane which is sufficiently porous so as to enable the gel to gradually evaporate. The evaporating gel releases oxygen, which is drawn into the air intake, resulting in reduced emissions and improved performance of the engine. No modifications to the combustion engine are required to use the system. The gel is inexpensive, and the gel container is preferably replaced or refilled approximately as often as an oil change is performed.

At first there was a rumour that it was gelled jet fuel. Jet fuel is very close to kerosene/diesel and would not help. Have you ever put diesel in your car by mistake? it doesn't help at all.

If they were to coat the inside runners with this oxygenated gel it would eventually evaporate and not leave anything behind for Tech to find.

Just a guess.

Greasemonkey.