NASCAR, Childress deny TV report that Harvick, Burton cheated (San Diego Union-Tribune)

UNION-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES NASCAR and team owner Richard Childress yesterday dismissed as “sheer fantasy” a television report that said race winner Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton had a performance advantage at New Hampshire International Speedway. A Speed TV report Sunday said NASCAR inspectors had discovered that RCR teams had manipulated the rims on their Chevrolets to act as “bleeder valves” that slowly released air pressure in tires after the race. The practice is not ...