NASCAR brought one of the most severe penalties in its history late Monday for the actions taken by drivers with Michael Waltrip Racing during Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway. The race was the last of NASCAR’s regular season and set the field for NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup.
In a press release sent out via email NASCAR announced that MWR’s three teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (No. 15, 55, 56) have been penalized with the loss of 50 championship driver and 50 championship owner points. The cars were driven by Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers and Martin Truex Jr. respectively.
A caution with seven laps to go Saturday night set up a final three lap dash. It not only decided a race winner, Carl Edwards, but sealed the fate of Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman. Both of whom fell short of making the Chase. 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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