NASCAR officials announce penalties

October 22, 2001
4:26 PM EDT (2026 GMT)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR officials announced that Tony Eury Sr., crew chief of the No. 8 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, received a $25,000 fine for a rule violation found during an inspection following Sunday's EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

Eury Sr. was penalized under Section 12-4-T in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book, "Any car that is found to be under the specified height requirement after the completion… of the race."

The minimum height requirement is 51 inches -- the No. 8 car was 1/8 of an inch under this requirement.

Larry Carter, crew chief for the No. 66 Ford Taurus, was fined $10,000 and placed on probation (until the end of the season) for being involved in an altercation in another competitor's pit area. Carter is suspended from NASCAR until all fines are paid.

Terry Spalding, team member of the No. 26 Ford Taurus, was fined $5,000 and placed on indefinite suspension from NASCAR for the unauthorized use of his NASCAR License -- selling credentials.

Additional fines were levied against the following crew chiefs for rules violations discovered in inspection prior to the EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and were penalized under Section 12-4-Q in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book: "Any determination by NASCAR Officials that parts and/or equipment used in the Event do not conform… or have not been approved by NASCAR…"

Bobby King, No. 90, Rear Deck Lid, $5,000

Michael McSwain, No. 28, Rear Deck Lid, $5,000

Peter Sospenzo, No. 12, Fuel Cell, $5,000, Underpans $500

Chad Knaus, No. 92, Windshield clips (too small), $750

Jimmy Elledge, No. 55, Travel limiting, devices (bump stops), $2,500

Slugger Labbe, No. 15, Rear window braces, $250

Paul Andrews, No. 1, Rear window braces, $1,000, Unapproved air deflector, $1,250

Donnie Wingo, No. 26, Unapproved air deflector, $250