NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the Coca-Cola 600 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 29th.
#16-Greg Biffle was given a P3 penalty for violations of Sections 12-1; 20.4.1; 20.4.2 a,b,c; 12.5.3.4.1 c. [failed postrace chassis measurements] Crew chief Brian Pattie has been fined $50,000, suspended from all NASCAR Series Championship Points Events through June 15, and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31; the team has been assessed with the loss of 15 championship owner and 15 championship driver points. The violation was found during post-race inspection.
#47-A.J. Allmendinger was given a P3 penalty for violations of Sections 12-1; 10.11.3.4 a; 12.5.3.4.1 p [lugnut missing] Crew chief Randall Burnett has been fined $20,000, suspended from all NASCAR Series Championship points events through June 8 and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. The violation occurred during the race.
#41-Kurt Busch was given a P3 penalty for violations of Sections 12-1; 10.11.3.4 a [lugnuts not all secure] Crew chief Tony Gibson has been fined $20,000, suspended from all NASCAR Series Championship points events through June 8 and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. The violation occurred during the race.
#14-Tony Stewart was given a P2 penalty for violations Sections 20.4 b; 20.4.2 a; 12.1; 12.5.3.3.2 d [illegal body modifications] Crew chief Mike Bugarewicz has been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. The violation was found during prerace inspection.
The following warnings were issued:
#27-Menard (2) Failed template inspection three times, prequalifying inspection and was given a written warning and penalized a loss of 15 min. of practice time.
#20-Kenseth (3), #43-Almirola Failed laser inspection twice in pre-qualifying inspection and were given written warnings.
#43-Almirola, #48-Johnson, #88-Earnhardt, Jr Failed template inspection twice in prequalifying inspection and were given written warnings.
See the Charlotte Post-Event Penalty & Warning Report (pdf) for more.
