Kelly Heaphy, girlfriend of driver Mike
Skeen, was fined $2,500 and denied access to all NASCAR events indefinitely for
her involvement in the altercation with driver Max Papis. Crew chief Bryan
Berry was fined $2,500 for violating Sections 12-1 and 9-4A (Crew chief assumes
responsibility for the actions of his team members).
"I'd
like to apologize to our sponsors, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and especially
the fans on behalf of everyone at Sharp-Gallaher Racing for the incident that
occurred following Sunday's race," said Sharp. “Although Kelly Heaphy is
not an employee of SGR, we absolutely do not condone actions such as these from
anyone associated with our organization.
“It is
a shame that this overshadowed the first class event that NASCAR delivered in
Canada. We have nothing but respect for NASCAR, and will not appeal the penalty
assessed to crew chief Bryan Berry."
Isn't the Team Owner responsible for all unpaid fines levied against a member of the team at the end of the year? I noticed how quick he was to note that Heaphy did not work for the team and they would not appeal the penalty assessed to the crew chief without mentioning the Heaphy penalty.
ReplyDeleteWill the team deduct this from Skeen's driver fee?
Do you think Eddie Sharp is regretting going to MoSport with Skeen?