NASCAR announces Penalties: NASCAR Officials announced that Tony Eury, Sr., crew chief of the #8 Chevy received a $25,000 fine for a rule violation found during post-race inspection following Sunday’s EA Sports 500 at Talladega. Eury, Sr., was penalized under Section 12-4-T in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book, “Any car that is found to be under the specified height requirement after the completion& of the race”. The minimum height requirement is 51 inches – the #8 car was 1/8 of an inch under this requirement. Larry Carter, crew chief for the #66 Ford Taurus, was fined $10,000 and placed on probation (until the end of the season) for being involved in an altercation in another competitor.s pit area. Carter is suspended from NASCAR until all fines are paid. Terry Spalding, team member of the #26 Ford Taurus, was fined $5,000 and placed on indefinite suspension from NASCAR for the unauthorized use of his NASCAR License – selling credentials. Additional fines were levied against the following crew chiefs for rules violations discovered in inspection prior to the EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and were penalized under Section 12-4-Q in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book: “Any determination by NASCAR Officials that parts and/or equipment used in the Event do not conform& or have not been approved by NASCAR”. Crew Chiif, Car#, Rule Violation, Fine Bobby King, #90 Ford, Rear Deck Lid, $5,000 Michael McSwain, #28, Rear Deck Lid, $5,000 Peter Sospenzo, #12, Fuel Cell, $5,000 Peter Sospenzo, #12, Underpans, $500 Chad Knaus, #92, Windshield clips (too small), $750 Jimmy Elledge, #55, Travel limiting devices (bump stops), $2,500 Slugger Labbe, #15, Rear window braces, $250 Paul Andrews, #1, Rear window braces, $1,000 Paul Andrews, #1, Unapproved air deflector, $1,250 Donnie Wingo, #26, Unapproved air deflector, $250(NASCAR PR)(10-22-2001)
