▁body ▁would ▁begin ▁review ing ▁the ▁scoring ▁serial s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁examine ▁video ▁t apes ▁and ▁film , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁confirm ▁the ▁results , ▁correct ▁scoring ▁errors , ▁make ▁jud g ements ▁on ▁rules ▁inf ra ctions , ▁and ▁assess ▁pen alt ies ▁( or ▁res c ind ▁pen alt ies ) ▁if ▁necessary . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁unusual ▁for ▁the ▁v et ting ▁process ▁to ▁go ▁late ▁into ▁the ▁evening , ▁beyond ▁mid night , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁Trad itionally , ▁US AC ▁would ▁post ▁the ▁official ▁results ▁at ▁ 8   a . m . ▁local ▁time ▁the ▁morning ▁after ▁the ▁race . ▁Re vis ions ▁were ▁not ▁unusual , ▁as ▁ass essed ▁pen alt ies ▁and ▁scoring ▁corre ctions ▁would ▁be ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁stand ings . ▁However , ▁most ▁corre ctions ▁were ▁relatively ▁minor , ▁and ▁s eld om ▁did ▁drivers ▁lose ▁or ▁gain ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁stand ings . ▁A ▁brief ▁protest ▁period ▁would ▁open ▁for ▁the ▁teams ▁to ▁formally ▁submit ▁compla ints , ▁and ▁if ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁protest s , ▁the ▁official ▁results ▁would ▁stand ▁as ▁published . ▁ ▁This ▁policy ▁was ▁often ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁controvers y , ▁as ▁in ▁earlier ▁years , ▁this ▁made ▁officials ▁apt ▁to ▁document ▁rules ▁inf ra ctions ▁as ▁they ▁occurred , ▁but ▁not ▁assess ▁pen alt ies ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁– ▁rather ▁than ▁during ▁the ▁race . ▁D ri vers ▁and ▁teams ▁were ▁sometimes ▁not ▁made