but cars and front-end systems are so good now that gloves are not really necessary." While you do need certified racing gloves to get into racing, normal driving gloves are just for show.

When it comes to padded gloves, Gearwrench has a pair I like to keep in my car when I’m in a pinch ... rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing.

The penalty was for an alteration to the glove that was evident on an in-car camera during Saturday’s qualifying ... standards for the quality assurance of speciality performance and racing equipment.