[Mike Pearson]

My guess is it depends on the level of violation to the rule. Something that just "looks wrong" would probably be considered a minor violation. Thus being ejected from the event attended and having to pass tear down before the next race. Something major like a completely wrong sized carb or throttle body or even the wrong engine or engine size would be flagrant and should get you suspended for some time and loss of points.

Years back I won class at the gators and went through tear down. One of my intake valves measured .001 under the low limit. The valve was badly tuliped. I was tossed for the event and had to show up at the next event with the head off and have the valve size checked before I could race. I was also placed on 6 mos. tech probation. That infraction was considered minor. FYI I put new valves in the heads for the next race and the car picked up a tenth.

A mistake on your tech card should be able to be fixed as long as it is done before the last Q run.