Nationwide Penalties

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Keselowski docked 50 points for rule infractions at 'Dega
Crew chief Wolfe fined $20,000; two other crew chiefs fined
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NASCAR announced Wednesday three Nationwide Series teams have been fined and penalized due to rule violations during this past weekend's event at Talladega Superspeedway.

Paul Wolfe, crew chief for the No. 22 team, was fined $10,000 for violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules) and 20A-12.1A(8) (unapproved left front spring). Wolfe was fined an additional $10,000 for violating Sections 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12.3T (unapproved right front shock absorber) of the 2010 Nationwide Series rule book.

Jodi Geschickter, owner of the No. 22 team, was penalized with the loss of 25 Nationwide Series owner points for violating 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12.1A(8), and lost an additional 25 owner points for violating 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12.3T.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 22 car, also was docked 25 Nationwide Series championship driver points for violating 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12.1A(8). He also surrendered an additional 25 driver points for violating 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12.3T.

The rule violations for the No. 22 team were discovered during post-race inspection on April 25.

Bob Schacht, crew chief of the No. 75 driven by Bobby Gerhart, has been fined $5,000 for violation of Sections 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12-E (reinforcement extended forward of the coil spring mounting pad). Schacht was fined an additional $2,500 for being in violation of 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12 (use of hollow bolts in truck trailing arms and panhard bar). The infractions were discovered during opening-day inspection on April 22.

Newt Moore, crew chief of the No. 05 driven by Willie Allen, was fined $2,500 after being found in violation of 12-1, 12-4-J and 20A-12.1B(8) (non-magnetic steel rear jacking bolts). These infractions also were found during opening-day inspection.

Keselowski won the race at Talladega while Gerhart finished 25th and Allen failed to qualify. Keselowski remains the points leader, although his lead went from 60 to 10 in front of Kevin Harvick.
 
I wish they would make these penalties more meaningful.

If you win the race, and you fail postrace tech, you forfeit the win. Happens on the short tracks all the time. I don't understand why NASCAR doesn't want to do this.
 
BobbyFord said:
Too much money involved.
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Just like banks are too bi...nevermind, that would put this post into the podium. BUT, maybe if they did forfeit the win, it would stop cheating. Sponsors would say "You cheated, you didn win, so we wont be paying you".
 
seems kinda unfair to me to penelize the guy who didn't even qualify I mean it obviously didn't help him any
 
Magnethead said:
Just like banks are too bi...nevermind, that would put this post into the podium. BUT, maybe if they did forfeit the win, it would stop cheating. Sponsors would say "You cheated, you didn win, so we wont be paying you".
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Sponsors would rather avoid the negative publicity and welcome the representative that played by the rules and still came out on top.
It all boils down to money.
 
But still if you dont make the race, also if its found before the race you dont get fined on the shorts tracks, you gotta change it.
 
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