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• 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 Commission within 10 calendar days of the notice of the penalty.
  2. The Chairman of the National Stock Car Racing Commission will set a date and location.
  3. From the pool of 31 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 Commissioner Charles D. Strang. All decisions by the commissioner are final.
  
  
• 2009 National Stock Car Racing Commission
  National Commissioner: Charles Strang Retired CEO and chairman of the board of the Outboard Marine Corp.
  Commission Members for 2008
  Member Title
  Mark Arute Stafford Motor Speedway chief operating officer and general manager
  Buddy Baker Retired driver
  Lee Baumgarten Phoenix International Raceway director of operations
  John Bishop Founder, IMSA
  Clay Campbell Martinsville Speedway president
  John Capels USAC chairman
  John Cooper Former president of Daytona International Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  Barbara Cromarty Riverhead Raceway (N.Y.) owner
  Doug Fritz Richmond International Raceway president
  Harry Gant Retired driver
  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
  Jack Housby President, Housby Trucking
  Spencer Lueders NASCAR Competition and Patent Counsel
  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
  Steve Page Infineon Raceway president
  Dale Pinilis Bowman-Gray Stadium (N.C.) operator
  Cathy Rice South Boston Speedway (Va.) general manager
  Les Richter Ex-NFL linebacker, former president Riverside Raceway, former NASCAR director of competition
  George Silbermann (Chairman) NASCAR managing director of racing operations
  Lyn St. James Retired driver
  H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler Jr. former Lowe's Motor Speedway president
  Kevin Whitaker Greenville Pickens Speedway (S.C.) operator
  Jim Williams Irwindale Speedway (Calif.) president
  Jo DeWitt Wilson Former president of North Carolina Speedway
  Wadell Wilson Former crew chief/engine builder
  Robert Yates Retired car owner
  After a team submits its appeal, George Silbermann, chairman of the National Stock Car Racing Commission, chooses two other members among the 31 volunteers to join him in the hearing.(5-20-2009)
  
  

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  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
  #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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