NASCAR has confiscated the cylinder heads from the engine of the #99 Roush Racing Ford that Carl Edwards drove to victory in Saturday nights Built Ford Tough 225 Craftsman Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Truck Series Director Wayne Auton said the heads were taken to NASCAR’s Research and Development Center and said a penalty notice was expected by Tuesday. Auton would not speculate on the severity of the potential penalties for Edwards, a rookie who won for the first time, or the team.(Winston Cup Scene Daily Newsletter)(7-14-2003)
UPDATE: NASCAR officials announced today that Doug Richert, crew chief of the #99 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, has been fined $25,000 due to a rule infraction discovered last week at Kentucky Speedway, following the Built Ford Tough 225. In addition, NASCAR has penalized the team’s driver, Carl Edwards, 100 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship driver points and team owner, Jack Roush, 100 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship owner points. During the event’s post-race inspection process, the engine of the #99 Ford was found to have unapproved cylinder heads, a violation of Section 12-4-Q of the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rulebook (parts and/or equipment used that do not conform to NASCAR rules) and Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing).(NASCAR PR)
AND Roush Racing officials issued the following statement in response to the penalty handed down by NASCAR today against the No. 99 Roush Racing Ford F-150. “We had a quality control breakdown when our Mooresville, N.C., engine department decided to use a non-conforming part to build a back-up engine with the hope and expectation that it would not be needed at the race. We were wrong and we accept the penalty.”(Roush Racing)(7-15-2003)
