Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch penalized 25 points for Texas violation
Nationwide driver Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing have been docked 25 points each for an opening-day inspection violation at Texas Motor Speedway.
// David Griffin, NASCAR Scene
NASCAR has penalized Nationwide Series points leader Kyle Busch 25 driver points and his team 25 owner points for improperly attached weight discovered during opening-day inspection for last weekend's race at Texas Motor Speedway.
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver remains in the points lead, but his advantage over Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards drops slightly to 247 points. He could still clinch the series title in this weekend's race.
Busch's crew chief, Jason Ratcliff, has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.
In addition, Brad Parrott, who was crew chief of the No. 09 RAB Racing team of John Wes Townley at Texas Motor Speedway, has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 after he was found to be in violation of the rule concerning an unapproved panhard bar adjustment during impound by a team member. The infraction was found during the prerace inspection.
