We know that asking NASCAR not to cheat is like asking an old Volkswagen not to drop oil, but a new ruling means that the series (and this comes as a shock) may now actually strip the benefits of winning from rule-breaking cars. You know what this means? Teams will just have to cheat harder.

Rules introduced for this year’s championship-deciding Chase for the Sprint Cup now allow officials to strip race-winning teams of the benefits associated with a Chase victory if they fail one of two frequently failed post-race inspections: the laser inspection station or the lugnut check, per . The series calls this moot result an “encumbered finish.”

If you have an encumbered finish, that means your result won’t advance you farther in the playoff-style Chase. Additionally, fines and penalties got stiffer, too:

In the Series, the first violation would result in an encumbered finishing position, the loss of 35 championship driver and owner points, as well as a three-race suspension and $65,000 fine for the crew chief.

In the Series, the penalties would be the same, but the crew chief fine would be $20,000.

Some of teams’ most egregious attempts to cheat are now by officials during the race, however, NASCAR’s laser inspection system takes a series of measurements to catch anything else that’s out of spec. (You can read a lengthy explanation of how it works , if you’re curious.) Likewise, the lugnut inspection makes sure is on each wheel. For the Chase, any team with three or more missing lugnuts gets the dreaded encumbered finish.

Quite frankly, we’ve gotten that a driver with an out-of-spec car gets to keep their result anyway. Matt Kenseth even the post-race inspection after winning a race this year, and that win no doubt helped solidify his entry into the Chase.

Usually, the crew chief just gets a fine, and the team gets docked both owner’s and driver’s points. It’s beyond toothless. Top-ten cars repeatedly get busted for the same post-race offenses and don’t care because the penalty doesn’t matter. With the Chase, the points matter even less if you win, as a win advances you to the next playoff-style round (or potentially decides the championship).

So, you know what this means, NASCAR: cheat harder! Channel your inner Smokey Yunick.