The No. 00 team that won Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series race with driver Kasey Kahne has been penalized for a rules infraction
discovered during post-race inspection on May 15 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The infraction is a P2
penalty and violates the following sections in the 2015 NASCAR rule book:
12.1:
Actions detrimental to stock car racing
20.17.3.3.2: Top
Splitter Shelf Heights. Vehicle did not meet the minimum post-race splitter
height.
As a result of this
violation, crew chief Joe Shear Jr. has been fined $6,000 and placed on NASCAR
probation through Dec. 31. Additionally, owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been
docked 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship owner points.
In
addition, the No. 4 team that competes in the NASCAR XFINITY Series has been
penalized for a rules infraction committed during a May 16 practice at Iowa
Speedway.
The
infraction is a P3 level penalty and violates the following Sections in the
2015 NASCAR rule book:
12.1: Actions detrimental
to stock car racing, and
20.17.2.1: Overall
vehicle weight
B. Any and all ballast added to the vehicle must be bolted inside an
added ballast container, inside the main frame rails, and/or inside the front
sway bar mounting tube. Weight affixed improperly.
As
a result of this violation, crew chief Gary Cogswell has been fined $15,000 and
placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. Additionally, car cheif Charles
Kent has been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31.
Ummmm, is it just me or does anybody else believe the cheating could have equated to a .005 competitive advantage? Take the victory away already!
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