Excellent answer, Harry.
The judges at critically-judged contests do look at things like this . . . big firewall holes or slots, injection pin scars under hoods, and one of the most flagrant yet most common hood-sins of all ~ Unpainted hood undersides.
And, by the way, extra gold stars for Rick's forehead! This seems to be the only time "a quick question about contest judging" is actually that. {Usually, the 'quick questions about contest judging' set of pages and pages of spirited arguments.} This one actually starts out with a solid consensus.