Ryan
Newman’s
job just got a whole lot more difficult.
NASCAR docked the
Richard Childress Racing driver 15 championship points today, after his Caterpillar
Chevrolet failed the Laser Inspection Station following Sunday night’s Bojangle’s
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
After the penalty, Newman now
trails Jamie McMurray by 22 points in the battle for the final spot in the 2016
Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. While he could still make the Chase on points,
he will almost certainly need to win Saturday night’s race at Richmond
International Raceway to qualify.
In addition to Newman’s
penalty, car owner Richard Childress was docked 15 championship car owner
points, with crew chief Luke Lambert fined $25,000. RCR could appeal the
penalty, and NASCAR has provisions for expediting such an appeal in order to
have a final verdict before Saturday night’s decisive race at Richmond.
In addition to Newman’s
penalty, Kyle Larson’s team was also penalized
for a Laser Inspection Station violation following Sunday night’s race. NASCAR
docked Larson 15 driver points and docked Chip Ganassi 15 owner points, with Chad
Johnston fined $22,500 for a P2 penalty.
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