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Truex Jr. was also penalized 15 championship driver points
and Furniture Row Racing team owner Barney Visser has been
penalized 15 championship owner points. The infraction involved
the roof flap(s) and was found during a pre-race inspection.
Pearn's suspension and the fines will be deferred until an
appeal is heard. The loss of points drops Truex from second to
ninth in the standings.
"Due to the severity of the P3 penalty levied against Furniture
Row Racing and its crew chief Cole Pearn today, the No. 78
Sprint Cup team has informed NASCAR it will appeal the
decision," Furniture Row Racing said in a statement. "The
infraction, which was immediately corrected following technical
inspection at Atlanta Motor Speedway last week, was safety
related and not competition related. We sincerely appreciate
that NASCAR has an appeal process so we can review the level of
the penalty."
Pearn was placed on probation through Dec. 31 following the
Daytona 500 due to an infraction involving the roof flap during
qualifying.
A total of 10 teams were fined or warned at Atlanta.
--Randall Burnett, crew chief for AJ Allmendinger, was fined
$15,000 and placed on probation through Dec. 31 in addition to
the loss of 10 championship driver and owner points for the No.
47 car due to rear wheel crush panel issues discovered during a
pre-race inspection.
Allendinger falls from 26th to 30th with his points penalty.
--Richard Childress Racing crew chiefs Slugger Labbe (No. 3),
Justin Alexander (No. 27) and Luke Lambert (No. 31), as well as
crew chief Dave Winston (No. 95 Circle Sport Leavine Family
Racing) were fined $15,000 and placed on probation through Dec.
31 while also losing 10 championship owner and driver points.
Those teams were said to be in violation of Rule 20.4e: Unless
otherwise stated, all body attachment mounts and supports used
to connect body components to the chassis must be constructed of
magnetic steel round tubing with a minimum outside diameter of
0.168 inch and a maximum outside diameter of 0.5 inch. All body
attachment mounts and supports must be non-adjustable and
completely welded at both ends.
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