1.   And restrictor plates had claimed another victim.

2.   And Runt Pittman is the Stradivarius of the restrictor plate, a man who this year has engineered victories at Daytona, Darlington and here.

3.   Another disturbing issue is the restrictor plates NASCAR has put on the cars at the superspeedways like Daytona and Talladega.

4.   At Daytona and Talladega, where NASCAR mandates restrictor plates, two cars together run faster than one alone.

5.   At the same time, the holes in the restrictor plates are enlarged, giving the engines more horsepower.

6.   Because Daytona is so fast, Nascar requires restrictor plates under the carburetors to choke horsepower.

7.   Allison fully supports the restrictor plates, which restrict the flow of air into the carburetor, thereby cutting horsepower.

8.   But as is the nature of draft-dependent restrictor plate racing, quickly he got shuffled in the pack.

9.   But Dale Earnhardt Jr. is aware that his uncanny run of success in NASCAR Winston Cup races contested with carburetor restrictor plates can be traced directly to Michael Waltrip.

10.   Daytona is the only other track that uses the restrictor plates.