The
penalty concerned sections 12.1 and 12.8. of the 2015 NASCAR Rule Book.
The
original penalty assessed included suspension from NASCAR until the completion
of the next two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events and placed on NASCAR probation
for six months following the issuance of the Penalty Notice.
Upon
hearing the testimony, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel ruled that the
Appellant (Kenseth) violated the rules set forth in the Penalty notice;
affirming and upholding the original Penalty levied by NASCAR.
The
panel consisted of Langley (VA) Speedway owner Bill Mullis, Bowman Gray (NC) Stadium
operator Dale Pinilis and former
West Coast race promoter and NASCAR executive Ken Clapp.
Didn't the NFL go through a similar appeal process with Tom Brady or am I wrong? Maybe Matt and Joe Gibbs should go after NASCAR like Mr. Kraft did.
ReplyDeleteI hope Denny Hamlin takes up the baton and finishes Joey off this weekend. NASCAR doesn't equally administer penalties so this result is no surprise.
ReplyDeleteDammit!!!
ReplyDeleteI have Matt on my fantasy team. :-(
Nice to have a rubber stamp committee and Final Appeals Officer at your beck and call. How could they have possibly investigated and reached an independent conclusion in such a short amount of time?
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