NASCAR Penalty Report / Martinsville Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
November 3, 2015
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
· Matt Kenseth, the
driver of the No. 20 car, has been penalized for an infraction that
occurred during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. This is a
Behavioral Penalty (Sections 12.1, 12.8). Kenseth
has been suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next two
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship events and placed on NASCAR
probation for a six-month period following issuance of the penalty
notice.
"Based
upon our extensive review, we have concluded that the No. 20 car
driver, who is no longer in the Chase, intentionally wrecked the No. 22
car driver, a Chase-eligible competitor who was leading the race at the
time," said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief
racing development officer. "The No. 20 car was nine laps down, and
eliminated the No. 22 car’s opportunity to continue to compete in the
race.
"Additionally,
we factored aspects of safety into our decision, and also the fact that
the new Chase elimination format puts a premium on each and every race.
These actions have no place in NASCAR."
· Danica Patrick,
the driver of the No. 10 car, has been penalized for an infraction that
also took place during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. This is
a Behavioral Penalty (Sections 12.1, 12.8). Patrick has been
fined $50,000, assessed with the loss of 25 series championship driver
points and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31.
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