Penalties have been
levied to the No. 17 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team and driver Timothy
Peters following last Saturday’s race at Pocono Raceway.
The No. 17 truck was
found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing);
12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in
the event does not conform to the NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20B of the
NASCAR rule book); and 20B-12.8.1A (roof failed to meet the minimum height
requirement during post-race inspection) of the 2013 rule book.
As a result of
this violation, crew chief Butch Hylton has been fined $5,000. Peters has also
been docked six championship driver points and owner Tom DeLoach penalized six
championship owner points.
Red Horse has said they
will not appeal the penalty, with DeLoach saying, “Our race team respects
NASCAR and the way our sport is governed by the sanctioning body. We fully
acknowledge that the team was too low in post-race inspection because of a
shock malfunction. Red Horse Racing accepts NASCAR's penalty and looks forward
to success for the remainder of the 2013 season.
“The shock malfunction found during post-race teardown hindered
the team's performance at Pocono Raceway. The team is disappointed in their
result but is optimistic on the results during the upcoming races.”
True, Horseracing features great athletes, both man and horse. But it’s no longer covered on most sports pages. Rarely seen on Sports Center. Jockeys don’t get shoe contracts. And today’s market obviously relates much better to fast cars than fast horses.
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