@ Scooters and Schwartz Fan as a preface I hope you will not take my strong disagreement as a personal attack. Your contributions to RacingNascar is far greater than my few comments, and I want you to know I do respect you. Futhermore I am only reference your thought as starting point to address the bigger issue.
I also apologize for not using quotes, I am posting with a simple mobile smartphone.
I just disagree very strongly with your idea that giving Carl Long any special consideration would further compromise Nascar or regulate them to communist mindset.
So many angles for rejection, it is even hard to pick a starting point. Nascar has been run like a dictatorship with special rules almost from the start.
It in no way shape of form resembles a purist or fair competition business model.
The word stock car should be a big hint, we don't see the best Ford, Chevy,Dodge, or Toyota win. We see the team and car who made the most of the rule package.
If a certain brand wins to much, and another doesn't the rules are adjusted not to reward the best engineered brand, but to insure business remains good. It is already run like communism, the end justifies the means, which is all about keeping the France commissar happy.
The same goes for the 35 provisional racket. It insures corporate suites don't their get panties a bunch on Sundays. A faster car can be sent home, to insure that an overpaid pretender competitor gets to act like he is worthy on Sunday.
If that twisted insult doesn't protect the privileged enough to get him in, then a team owner can pimp a used up point champion's almost guaranteed status.
The whole system is pitted against a Carl Long, the sponsors will gravitate to a used up champ, because an owner can sell his current pseudo ability, with the guaranteed spot. Nascar had said screw you to the Nemechecks, the Longs etc..... Long before Long was the issue.
In addition the penalty on Petty was a direct result of a (Maurice) Petty in house built engine. They also cheated with running all left tires at Charlotte, which if memory serves me correctly meant they also had softer tires on the right side of the car then the competition.
They flagrantly stole the race from Waltrip who had been more dominant prior, with the late tire set in addition to the already cheated up motor. It was blatant, and Maurice told Richard about the infractions before Nascar did, it only is similar in that a rule was broken in the absolute technical sense ( and I was and still am Petty fan going back to my first race, I wouldn't make this up), and they still have the 'W in the record books.
Nascar isn't heart and soul spirit of competition. It is business that just sees Long as unneeded 'Riff Raff' so he will not be granted any exceptions that others are given on a routine basis. His type was great in the 70s, but we don't need you any more, go away we have outgrown you.
While it isn't sensible, I can relate to Long, I have raced cars that I had a signature loan on, I also have raced engines that I had a $ 5000 balance on the Visa card riding along with it as well.
I am no Earnhardt but I think I know how he felt in the 70s when there was no money, and creditors to pay. When they reject Long they are also rejecting a 70ish Dale as well.
When the car companies, and sponsors go through the bad bye bye times ,Riff Raffs like Long will still be the believers and the ones chasing the dream.
I think the Nascar officials who are disrespecting Long now are bunch of disgusting parasite maggots. Mentally I want to spit on them, they are despicable, and short of injury or tragedy I hope they will have miserable day to match their existence.
Last of all I have no problem busting a Mayfeild were stupid disregard was the issue. But Long is just a guy who has had to race hand me down stuff his whole life. He didn't have the personal to check out the engine prior, he was acting in good faith and deserves more respect.
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