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The Sporting News

| June 02, 2003 | Spencer, Lee | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

So where are NASCAR's cops when we really need them? They're out there busting Rusty Wallace for speeding on pit road when they should be helping owners protect the trade secrets that make the cars go fast in the first place.

Money does buy speed, and technological innovations that give one team an edge over another are priceless.

Owners never want information to leave the shop, whether it's in notes in someone's pocket or in the brain of a departing employee. Crew chiefs and drivers share that sentiment. Just ask Jimmie Johnson.

When car chief Jason Burdett left Johnson's team recently to take the same job with Dale Jarrett's team at Robert ...

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