Wednesday, March 12, 2014

NASCAR Penalizes Three Nationwide Teams

Three NASCAR Nationwide Series teams have been penalized as a result of rules violations committed at the recently completed event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  
During opening day inspection on March 6, the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing car driven by Elliott Sadler violated Sections 12-4.3 (P3 penalty) and 20A-2.3A (weight attached in unapproved location) of the 2014 NASCAR rule book. As a result, crew chief Chris Gayle has been fined $10,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. In addition, car chief Todd Brewer has also been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.  
The No. 9 car driven by Chase Elliott violated Sections 12-4.2 (P2 penalty) and 20A-12.8.1B (car exceeded minimum front height). This violation was discovered during post-race inspection on March 8 and crew chief Greg Ives has been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. 

The No. 22 car of race-winner Brad Keselowski violated Sections 12-4.2 (P2 penalty) and 20A-12.3S (shock absorber exceeded maximum gas pressure). The violation was discovered during post-race inspection on March 8 and crew chief Jeremy Bullins has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.

4 comments:

  1. NO POINTS??? I can see no points fine for the 9 car, being too low can be an accident. But the 22 car should lose 20 points. Too much air in a shock is no accident.

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  2. Michael in SoCal10:42 AM

    They say cheaters never will, except in Nascar apparently. I don't like Nascar's thought process that a cheating car can still win a race, just so the fans know who won when they leave the event.

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  3. I'm confused as to why NASCAR didn't find the unapproved weight on the 11 car in PRE race inspection! That doesn't seem like something you can change mid race, does it?!

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  4. The 11 cars weight was found before the race, matter of fact it was found on the first day before practice. The 9 and the 22 was bagged after the race.
    The 22 even won the race

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