DICK Johnson Racing executive chairman Ryan Story has thrown his support behind Supercars’ move to appeal Kai Allen’s non-penalty from the Perth Super440 decider.

Allen controversially escaped punishment for a minimum tyre breach, leading to the championship itself lodging an appeal.

Allen’s Grove Racing team was dismayed by Supercars taking matters into its own hands, but Story thinks otherwise.

“In every circumstance where this minimum tyre pressure rule has been in place, if the breach is proven, that’s it: you’re out. Supercars proved the breach in the stewards hearing,” Story explained on the newest episode of PG and The Doc.

“The stewards have upheld that there was a breach but elected not to give a penalty.

“I don’t want to do anything that calls into question the actions of the stewards or their integrity. Motorsport Australia and the independence of MA and their stewards is integral to our sport. It’s vital to our sport. But in this instance I think that Supercars is correct in appealing and taking it to the Supercars National Court of Appeal.

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“What it questions – and Supercars put this out in their statement – is to protect and preserve the integrity of the rules.

“Because if this is allowed to stand, let me tell you, we are going to look at the manufacturer tolerance of every sensor in the car.

“Not just at what’s in black and white in terms of all the plus-and-minuses in the VSD and the Ops Manual, they’re there for a reason. It’s almost to protect people from themselves – with a bodywork check, maybe you can’t get it right on the number, but you can get it within +/- 1 or 2mm.

“If the appeal is dismissed, what it means is that every team and Supercars themselves will spend an enormous amount of time and energy understanding where they can take the mickey.

“And I don’t think that’s a good outcome for the sport. It’s a very bad outcome for the sport.

“I just want to be absolutely clear: I don’t care what team it is, I don’t care what driver it is. I don’t care. This is about the integrity of the sport.”