#31 team appeal to be heard April 16 UPDATE:

David Higdon, Vice President, Integrated Marketing Communications for NASCAR‚ tweeted‚ Tuesday afternoon that the “National Motorsports Appeals Panel will hear RCR appeal of #31 team P5 penalty on April 16. Fine, suspensions deferred until then.”(4-7-2015)
UPDATE:‚ Statement from Richard Childress, “Our appeal is scheduled for Thursday, April 16. We feel confident we have a very compelling case to present to the appeals panel. We strongly believe in the intent of the rules and the integrity of our own teams while following those same rules. Out of respect for the appeal process, we will have no further comments until after the hearing.”(RCR)(4-9-2015)