Chaz Davies becomes the first Brit to win Daytona 200
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Chaz Davies has become Britain’s first-ever Daytona 200 winner by default after initial winner Josh Hayes was disqualified by AMA officials when they found his race-winning machine to be in violation of the AMA Road Race rulebook.
Rick Hobbs, Hayes’ crew chief said.
“We’ve appealed their decision and basically that’s our side of it, We’ve appealed the technical inspection and also the penalty, disqualification. At this point we’re not going to make any statement on what our version is until we file the appropriate paperwork with them.”
The crankshaft on the race-winning Honda was found to be “polished, surface treated and metal was removed from it,” AMA Pro Racing said in a press release announcing the infraction. “This is in violation of the 2008 AMA rulebook section 5.4.”
The appeal process begins with the filing, which “must be received at AMA Racing headquarters by 5:00 p.m. on the third business day after notification to the participant via fax, telephone, or mail of the ruling or incident in question,” according to the AMA Road Race rulebook. The appeal board, which is chosen by the Senior Director of Racing, consists of three people “with no material interest in the matter at hand,” the rulebook states. The appeal must take place within 45 days of the incident.
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