NASCAR Busch Series crew chief Tommy Baldwin was fined $25,000 for a rules violation found following Saturday’s race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Baldwin, crew chief of the #6 Dodge driven by Wally Dallenbach, was penalized under Section 12-4-T (“Any car that is found to be under the specified height requirement after the race”). The #6 car was approximately a quarter inch too low.(NASCAR PR)(10-17-2002)
UPDATE: NASCAR has upheld a $25,000 fine levied by NASCAR against crew chief Tommy Baldwin for a rule violation following the BGN race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The penalty was announced after NASCAR inspectors found the #6 Dodge, driven by Wally Dallenbach to a seventh-place finish Oct. 12, did not meet the rule pertaining to minimum roof height. Baldwin appealed the ruling. He did not contest the fact that the car was in violation of the rules, but argued the infraction was inadvertent and the size of the fine was too big, especially considering the possible effects of race-related damage to the left front of the car.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)(10-25-2002)
