When a crew chief pushes the rules too far in NASCAR and gets caught, is that cheating? Is this a good thing for a NASCAR team or does it cast a dark shadow on them? I think that depends on how you define cheating and what you think they are trying to carry out. Teams have to push the limits on the rules set to the very edge and even into the grey area. Race teams have a lot at stake to try and win every weekend and are always looking to gain an advantage. Some crew chiefs feel that if it is not in the rule book that you can do it and will push that to the limit until it catches the eye of NASCAR officials. Back when stock car racing getting popular in the 70’s, drivers were trying to gain an advantage over other drivers any way possible,