NASCAR brought down the hammer down on the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing owned Chevy team after they found infractions in a post-race inspection after last week’s Michigan race.
According to NASCAR, the team had altered the frame rails on the car in order to deceive NASCAR inspectors and their inspection gauges.
As a result, crew chief Slugger Labbe was fined $100,000, suspended from NASCAR until October 3 and placed on probation until December 31. Car chief Craig Smokstad was suspended from NASCAR until October 3 and placed on probation until December 31, while crew member Grant Hutchens was suspended from NASCAR until October 3 and placed on probation until December 31. Driver Paul Menard and owner Richard Childress were penalized with the loss of 25 championship driver and owner points, respectively. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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