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Penalties announced at Daytona

NASCAR Officials announced today the suspension of two NASCAR Winston Cup Series crew chiefs for rules violations discovered in pre- and post-qualifying inspections for the Daytona 500. Tony Furr, crew chief of the No. 25 Chevrolet Monte ...

Edited: Apr 15, 2002, 11:45 PM

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NASCAR Officials announced today the suspension of two NASCAR Winston Cup Series crew chiefs for rules violations discovered in pre- and post-qualifying inspections for the Daytona 500. Tony Furr, crew chief of the No. 25 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, received a four-race suspension and a $10,000 fine for not meeting the minimum height specifications following Saturday's qualifying at Daytona International Speedway. The team's qualifying time was disallowed. Furr was penalized under Section 12-4-T in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book, "Any modification that permits the lowering of a race car while in competition^Å" Furr was fined an additional $2,500 for fuel cell violations prior to Saturday's qualifying. Furr was penalized under Section 12-4-U, "Any violation of fuel cell or fuel cell container specifications^Å" Both of these violations place Furr on probation until the end of the year. Along with the above-mentioned penalties, Furr was issued another $250 fine for adjustable braces and penalized under Section 12-4-Q, "Any determination by NASCAR Officials that parts and/or equipment used in the Event do not conform: adjustable braces^Å" Furr's suspension begins on Friday, Feb. 23rd at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Kevin Cram, crew chief of the No. 01 Dodge Intrepid, received a four-race suspension and a $10,000 fine for fuel violations during Saturday's qualifying. The team's qualifying time was disallowed. Cram was penalized under Section 12-4-AA, "Use of altered fuel or fuel other than the official fuel at the event^Å" Cram's suspension will begin on Friday, Feb. 23rd at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Gary DeHart, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Monte Carlo received a $5,000 fine and placed on probation for the year for roof air deflector violations prior to Saturday's qualifying. DeHart was penalized under Section 12-4-Q: "Any determination by NASCAR Officials that parts and/or equipment used in the Event do not conform: roof air deflectors." DeHart also received an additional $1,000 fine for fuel cell violations prior to Saturday's qualifying. He was penalized under Section 12-4-U, "Any violation of fuel cell or fuel cell container specifications^Å"

Additional fines were levied against the following crew chiefs for rules violations prior to Saturday's qualifying for the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway:

<pre> CREW CHIEF CAR NUMBER RULE VIOLATION FINE Joe Garone #96, Ford Taurus Thin control arm $2,500 Mike Ford #9, Dodge Intrepid Thin control arm $2,500 Robbie Loomis #24,Chevy Monte Carlo Unapproved fuel cell check valve $1,000 Unapproved air deflector $ 250 Royce McGee #31,Chevy Monte Carlo Unapproved underpan $1,000 Paul Andrews #1, Chevy Monte Carlo Fuel cell check valve violation $1,000 Oversized fuel cell container $ 250 Chris Carrier #33, Chevy Monte Carlo Oversized fuel cell containers(2) $ 500 Windshield template violation $ 250 Larry Carter #66, Ford Taurus Fuel cell check valve violation $ 250 Adjustable braces $ 250 Frankie Stoddard #99, Ford Taurus Oversized fuel cell container $ 250 Stan Hoover #80, Ford Taurus Fuel cell check valve violation $ 500 Tim Brewer #7, Ford Taurus Adjustable braces $ 250 Patrick Donahue #19, Dodge Intrepid Adjustable braces $ 250 Robin Pemberton #2, Ford Taurus Adjustable braces $ 250 Kevin Hamlin #3, Chevy Monte Carlo Oversized fuel cell container $ 250 Barry Dodson #27, Pont. Grand Prix Oversized fuel cell container $ 250 Lee McCall #40, Dodge Intrepid Adjustable braces $ 250

-NASCAR

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