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Michael Waltrip's Daytona-Winning Truck Team Penalized
After seeing half of Michael Waltrip’s spoiler laying flat following his Camping World Truck Series race win at Daytona on Friday night, it’s no surprise that NASCAR announced penalties for his team on Wednesday.
Waltrip’s crew chief, Doug Howe, was fined $25,000 and placed on probation for the rest of the year, while the No. 15 team lost 25 owner points.
There were no penalties for Waltrip himself, since he's not running for Truck points.
NASCAR said it was issuing the penalties for three reasons: “Any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules;” “Rear spoiler did not meet specifications in post-race inspection” and the oft-used “Actions detrimental to stock car racing.”
After seeing half of Michael Waltrip’s spoiler laying flat following his Camping World Truck Series race win at Daytona on Friday night, it’s no surprise that NASCAR announced penalties for his team on Wednesday.
Waltrip’s crew chief, Doug Howe, was fined $25,000 and placed on probation for the rest of the year, while the No. 15 team lost 25 owner points.
There were no penalties for Waltrip himself, since he's not running for Truck points.
NASCAR said it was issuing the penalties for three reasons: “Any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules;” “Rear spoiler did not meet specifications in post-race inspection” and the oft-used “Actions detrimental to stock car racing.”