48 penalty brings six-race suspension for Knaus

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has issued penalties, suspensions and fines to the No. 48 team in the Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rules infractions found on Feb. 17 during opening day inspection for the Daytona 500.

The No. 48 car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20 of the rule book or has not been approved by NASCAR prior to the event); and 20-2.1E (if in the judgment of NASCAR officials, any part or component of the car not previously approved by NASCAR that has been installed or modified to enhance aerodynamic performance will not be permitted -- unapproved car body modifications).

As a result, crew chief Chad Knaus and car chief Ron Malec have been suspended from the next six Sprint Cup Series championship events, suspended from NASCAR until April 18 and placed on NASCAR probation until May 9. Additionally, Knaus has been fined $100,000.

Driver Jimmie Johnson and car owner Jeff Gordon have been penalized with the loss of 25 driver and 25 owner points, respectively.
 

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I just saw this on tv. Sucks for Jimmie, but if I remember correctly he didn't do too bad last time he lost Chad right?
 

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I just saw this on tv. Sucks for Jimmie, but if I remember correctly he didn't do too bad last time he lost Chad right?
I'm sure they will have someone in line to take over that knows what they are doing.. If I recall correctly, Darian Grubb was who took over for Jimmie when Chad got suspended last time... Darian is now the crew chief for Denny Hamlin.
 

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