NASCAR Lays down the Law after LMS!
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 28, 2008) – An illegal mounting of the wing on two Haas Racing Sprint Cup cars and a skirmish on pit road following the Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway have resulted in some hefty fines and suspensions, NASCAR officials announced Wednesday.
Scott Riggs, driver of the No. 66 Sprint Cup Chevrolet, and car owner Joe Custer have each been penalized 150 points, as have Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 70 Chevrolet, and car owner Margaret Haas. Both crew chiefs and car chiefs for the two cars -- Bootie Barker and Derick Jennings for the No. 66 and Dave Skog and Thomas Harris for the No. 70 – have been suspended from the next six Sprint Cup events, suspended from NASCAR until July 9 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Barker and Skog also have been fined $100,000 each.
The penalty also includes NASCAR’s confiscation of team 66 Serial Number HMS 12 06 415 race car and team 70 Serial Number HMS 04 08 507 race car.
The infractions were discovered May 24 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
In the Nationwide Series, a pit road altercation between Brad Keselowski's and Denny Hamlin's teams after the May 24 race at LMS have resulted in crew chief Tony Eury Sr. and two JR Motorsports crew members being fined and placed on probation.
Eury Sr. was fined $1,000 and placed on probation until June 25.
JR Motorsports crew member Michael Sandlin was assessed a one-race suspension from the Nationwide Series and was suspended from NASCAR until June 4. He was placed on probation until Oct. 15 and fined $1,500. Sandlin failed to follow a directive from a NASCAR official and had inappropriate contact with a NASCAR official during the post-race altercation.
Jordan Allen, another JR Motorsports crew member, also has been placed on probation until Oct. 15 and fined $1,500. He also failed to follow a directive from a NASCAR official and had inappropriate contact with a NASCAR official during the post-race skirmish.
05-29-2008, 01:26 AM
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