NASCAR could hit teams with fines on Thursday

Rumor has it that NASCAR will pass out some fines -- and possibly suspensions -- for indiscretions that occurred during Speedweeks 2003. The penalties could come as early as Thursday morning.

The fines could rival Speedweeks 2001, when more than $36,000 in fines and two suspensions were passed out.

After Bud Pole Qualifying for the 2001 Daytona 500, 18 crew chiefs were fined a total of nearly $40,000 for a variety of infractions.

It was -- and still is -- the largest number of individuals NASCAR has ever fined at once.

Tony Furr, then crew chief of the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, received a four-race suspension and $12,750 in fines for being too low, a fuel cell violation and "illegal adjustable braces."