NASCAR crew chief suspended for substance abuse

Todd Parrott was reinstated by NASCAR Tuesday. (Getty Images)
Todd Parrott was suspended by NASCAR Thursday. (Getty Images)
Todd Parrott was suspended by NASCAR Thursday. (Getty Images)

Todd Parrot crew chief for the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR Thursday for violating the sanctioning body’s Substance Abuse Policy.

NASCAR said in an emailed press release that on Oct. 17, Parrott was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy) of the 2013 NASCAR Rule Book.

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