John Force’s Funny Cars were the subject of scrutiny during Wednesday’s technical inspections. The source of the problem was a 45-degree wicker used by Funny Cars to channel air around the unique injector scoop.

According to our source, the same wicker approved by NHRA tech officials during the National Time Trials test session in Phoenix, Az., was deemed illegal by officials in Pomona. John Force’s Funny Cars were the subject of scrutiny during Wednesday’s technical inspections. The source of the problem was a 45-degree wicker used by Funny Cars to channel air around the unique injector scoop.

According to our source, the same wicker approved by NHRA tech officials during the National Time Trials test session in Phoenix, Az., was deemed illegal by officials in Pomona.

Force’s team returned to the pit area and replaced the “illegal” component.

Force later confirmed the teams are running the same bodies they brought to tech in Phoenix.

“We don’t cheat,” Force said. “Now we may embellish our war stories at Christmastime, but we don’t cheat when it comes to the race car.”