No. 60 team penalized for rule violations at Loudon

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced that three teams in the Busch Series have been fined and penalized due to rule violations this past weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Pierre Kuettel, crew chief for the No. 60 Ford driven by Carl Edwards, was fined $5,000 for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing), 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used that do not conform to NASCAR rules) and 20A--12.3S (right rear shock absorber would not compress within the specified period of time) of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Rule Book.

Additionally, Edwards was penalized with the loss of 25 championship driver points and team owner Jack Roush was penalized with the loss of 25 championship owner points due to the same violations. Edwards still leads the point standings by a whopping 784 margin.

The infractions were discovered during post-race inspection on June 30.

Also at New Hampshire, Ricky Pearson, crew chief for the No. 36 Chevrolet of Brent Sherman, was fined $1,000 for violating Sections 12-4-A, 12-4-Q and 20A--5.10.2 (carburetor spacer plate tapered and beveled; and Wally Rogers, crew chief of the No. 77 Chevrolet of Bobby Labonte, was fined $500 for violating Sections 12-4-A, 12-4-Q and 16.1C (fuel cell foam not used as provided by the manufacturer; open areas cut out of foam).

The infractions were discovered on the No. 36 during pre-race inspection on June 30, while the violations on the No. 77 were found during practice on June 29.