• APPEALS - results 1999 to current
  152 total appeals
  107 upheld
  32 reduced
  11 overturned
  2 increased
  (NASCAR, updated here since)(5-8-2013)

• FINAL APPEALS - results 1999 to current
  16 total appeals
  9 upheld
  3 reduced
  1 overturned
  (NASCAR, updated here since)(thru last final appeal 5-7-2013)

• What happens to the money from the penalties?
  Starting in 2008 all money collected from fines issued to drivers go to the NASCAR Foundation for its charitable initiatives, before the money collected from driver/crew member penalties are generally placed into the Drivers Points Fund awarded at the end of the season.

• NASCAR's appeal process
  1. A written request for an appeal must be made to the National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer within 10 calendar days of the notice of the penalty.
  2. The National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer will set a date and location.
  3. From the pool of commission members, the chairman will be joined by a minimum of two to constitute a quorum. Commission members are selected based on their knowledge and experience. They include men and women from a variety of motorsports backgrounds, some active in the sport and some retired. They include promoters, industry leaders, and dignitaries from other forms of professional motorsports.
  4. Appeal would be heard; decision handed down.
  5. If the team is not satisfied with the decision, they could make a final appeal to the National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer. All decisions are final.

• 2012 National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer
  National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer: John Middlebrook, retired GM Executive
  Commission Members for 2011
  Member Title
  Mark Arute Stafford Motor Speedway chief operating officer and general manager
  Christiane Ayotte
  Buddy Baker Retired driver
  Lee Baumgarten Phoenix International Raceway director of operations
  Jeff Belskus
  Ed Bennett, Appellate Administrator
  John Bishop, Founder, IMSA
  Clay Campbell Martinsville Speedway president
  John Capels USAC chairman
  Joie Chitwood, Daytona International Speedway
  Ken Klapp
  Barbara Cromarty Riverhead Raceway (N.Y.) owner
  Robert L. DuPont
  Laurel Farrell
  Doug Fritz Richmond International Raceway president
  Richard Gore Old Dominion Speedway (Va.) owner
  Janet Guthrie Retired driver
  Russell Hackett Carraway Speedway (N.C.) owner
  David Hall Former co-founder and president of TNN/CMT
  Hurley Haywood
  John Horton
  Jack Housby President, Housby Trucking
  Stan Lasky
  Bill Lester,
  Steve Lewis
  Grant Lynch Talladega Superspeedway president
  Denis McGlynn Dover International Speedway president and CEO
  Leo Mehl Former director of Goodyear racing, former executive director of the Indy Racing League
  Bud Moore Retired car owner
  Bill Mullis
  Steve Page Infineon Raceway president
  Buddy Parrott
  Dale Pinilis Bowman-Gray Stadium (N.C.) operator
  Robert Pressley
  Cathy Rice South Boston Speedway (Va.) general manager
  Shawna Robinson, former driver
  Jay Signore, former IROC series owner
  Lyn St. James Retired driver
  H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler Jr. former Charlotte Motor Speedway president
  Kevin Whitaker Greenville Pickens Speedway (S.C.) operator
  John White
  Jim Williams Irwindale Speedway (Calif.) president
  Jo DeWitt Wilson Former president of North Carolina Speedway
  Waddell Wilson Former crew chief/engine builder
  Robert Yates Retired car owner
  

• Pit Road Violations:
  1. Pitting before PIt Road is open (Section 10-4B in Rule Book) ... PENALTY: Restart at the tail of the field.
  2. PItting out of order (10-4B) ... PENALTY: Restart at the tail of the field
  3. Car/truck must enter pit road in single file (9-15C) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  4. Speeding - Entering pits (9-15D) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  5. All passing on pit road must be to the outside on entry (9-15C) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  6. Driving thru more than 3 pit boxes (9-15C) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  7. Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon (9-15E) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  8. Car/truck pitting out of the assigned pit box (9-15F) ... PENALTY: 1 lap
  9. Use of extension poles are limited/not self illuminated (9-15G) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  10. Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area (9-15H) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  11. Crewmember(s) returning from equipment side of wall (9-15H) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  12. Front air wrench must be carried back to pit wall side of car/truck (9-15J) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  13. Using more than two (2) air wrenches during one pit stop (9-15J) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  14. Non-Compliant refueling .. PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  15. Tossing or throwing the fuel filler/equipment (9-15M) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  16. Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road (9-15P) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  17. Lug nut(s) not installed (9-15N) ... PENALTY: Must come in
  18. Removing equipment from assigned pit area (9-15O) ... PENALTY: Stop and Go
  19. Running over/under equipment (9-15O) ... PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion
  20. Hand pushing car/truck more than 3 pit boxes (9-15Q) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  21. Speeding - Exiting pits (9-15D) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  22. Running the stop & go sign/light (10-4C) ... PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion
  23. Going above the blend line exiting the pits (9-11) ... PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow
  24. Refueling car/truck before the affected car/truck receives the green flag on the race track or does not complete the designated race distance (competition yellow) (9-6D and 9-6E) ...PENALTY: Minimum 1 lap
  25. Passing the caution car/truck (10-4D) ... PENALTY: 1 lap
  26. Pulling up to pit (9-15A) -- (drivers must maintain position in relation to field or face penalty) ... PENALTY 1 lap
  27. Jumping the start (10-2A) ... PENALTY: Pass through pits
  28. Jumping the restart (10-2A) ... PENALTY: Pass through pits
  29. Passing after turn three (3) on "One to Go'' (9-11) ... PENALTY: Pass through pits
  30. Passing on a start or restart (before start/finish line) (9-11) ... PENALTY: Pass through pits
  31. Disobeying NASCAR request (9-11) ... PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion
  32. Intentionally causing a caution (9-11) ... PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion
  33. Verbal abuse to a NASCAR official (9-11) ... PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion
  34. Disobeying Black Flag (10-6A) ... PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion
  35. Safety violation ... PENALTY: NASCAR Discretion
  36. Commitment Line Violation (9-15B) ... PENALTY: PENALTY: Must pass through pits under green; Restart at the tail of the field if under yellow.(NASCAR)(2011/2012)

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  SOME or the LARGEST PENALTIES

• Team, Date, Track, Violation, Crew chief Fine-Team/points, Suspension
  #46-Carl Long, May 2009, Lowe's Motor Speedway/Sprint Showdown, Oversized Engine, Charles Swing, $200,000/200, 12 race suspension
  Richard Childress, June 6, Kansas Speedway, Altercation with Kyle Busch, $150,000, probation thru 12/2011
  #33-Clint Bowyer, Sept. 2010, New Hampshire, Car Body Modification, Shane Wilson, $100,000/150, 6 races
  #55-Michael Waltrip Racing, Feb. 2007, Daytona, Fuel/Additive, David Hyder $100,000/100 Indefinite Suspension
  #24-Jeff Gordon/Hendrick Motorsports, July 2007, Sonoma, Front Fender Manipulation, Steve Letarte, $100,000/100, 6 races
  #48-Jimmie Johnson/Hendrick Motorsports, July 2007, Sonoma, Front Fender Manipulation, Chad Knaus, $100,000/100, 6 races
  #2-Kurt Busch/Penske Racing, June 2007, Dover, Endangering crew member, Drivers $100,000, Team/Driver 100 pts
  #8-Dale Earnhardt Inc. May 2007, Darlington, Rear Wing Brackets, Tony Eury Jr. $100,000/100, 6 events
  #24-Hendrick Motorsports May 1995, suspension parts, Ray Evernham $60,000/none None
  
  the list got too long to maintain and the differences over the years in terms of money and points penalzied has changed dramatically
  
  

  PAST PENALTIES NEWS

• Last Time a win was stripped for an post-race inspection violation? The last time NASCAR [Cup Series] disqualified a winner for failing a post-race inspection was in 1955, according to an official in NASCAR's statistical services. Fireball Roberts won the Daytona Beach race, but had the win taken away for an engine modification. NASCAR gave Tim Flock the win. Since then, drivers have kept wins regardless of the infractions. NASCAR stripped Rudd of a victory at the Sears Point (now Infineon) road course in 1991 for rough driving. Rudd made contact with leader Davey Allison before the final lap and caused Allison to spin. Rudd crossed the finish line first but was not given the checkered flag. That waved as Allison passed.(News and Record). No Petty was not stripped in 1983, no Mayfield was not stripped in 2000, Skinner and Jarrett had Busch wins stripped NOT Cup.(3-20-2005)
  
  

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