Penalties O’ Plenty after Daytona

Paul Chodora, a licensed crew member in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.
On Feb. 11, Chodora was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 7-5 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2009 NASCAR [...]

NASCAR Drops the hammer on #83 Vickers team

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2008) – NASCAR has issued penalties, suspensions and fines to the No. 83 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rules infractions found on Tuesday during a Martinsville post-race inspection at the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C.
The car was found to be in [...]

Penalties Announced for Truck Series Brawl

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 17, 2008) – NASCAR announced today the No. 30, No. 11 and No. 9 teams that compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been penalized due to their involvement in a post-race altercation on pit road at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sept. 13.
Those penalized violated Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to [...]

Carl Edwards / Kyle Busch Get 6 Race Probation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2008) – NASCAR announced today that it has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of their on-track incident last Saturday at the conclusion of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Busch, driver of the No. [...]

Joe Gibbs Crew Chiefs Speak

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 20, 2008) – The following are statements from Jason Ratcliff and Dave Rogers, crew chiefs for the Nos. 18 and 20 NASCAR Nationwide Series teams of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), respectively, following today’s announcement by NASCAR where the sanctioning body penalized JGR for infractions that took place by the team during technical [...]

Joe Gibbs Racing 18 & 20 NNS Cars Get Big Penalties

Joe Gibbs Racing 18 & 20 NNS Cars Get Big Penalties from using Magnets to alter engine test results.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2008)
NASCAR announced today that the No. 18 and No. 20 teams in the NASCAR Nationwide Series have been penalized due to rule violations discovered by NASCAR inspectors prior to post-race testing on [...]

Statement from Joe Gibbs Racing

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 20, 2008) – The following is a statement from Joe Gibbs, owner and founder of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), after NASCAR penalized its Nos. 18 and 20 Nationwide Series teams for infractions that took place by JGR during technical inspection following last Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.“
First, [...]

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