NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on September 18, 2016.
#43-Almirola failed post-race inspection and was issued a P3 penalty for violation of Sections 12-1; 10.11.3.4 – Lug nut(s) not properly installed. Crew chief Drew Blickensderfer has been fined $10,000.
#16-Biffle failed post-race inspection and was issued a P3 penalty for violation of Sections 12-1; 10.11.3.4 – Lug nut(s) not properly installed. Crew chief Brian Pattie has been fined $10,000.
#14-Stewart (1) Warning Failed template inspection three times, pre-race inspection and was issued a written warning and loss of 15 minutes practice time.
#10-Patrick (3), #41-Busch (3) – Failed LIS twice, pre-race inspection and were issued written warnings.
Chicagoland #2-Keselowski 2 (1), #24-Elliott (4), #48-Johnson (1), #88-Bowman (3) – Failed template inspection twice in pre-race inspection and were issued written warnings.
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See the Chicago Post-Event Penalty & Warning Report (pdf) for more.
