Trio of teams fined $25,000, points taken

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- NASCAR on Wednesday fined three teams $25,000 each and docked driver and owner points for various infractions found last week at Daytona International Speedway.

	Richard "Slugger" Labbe

Michael Waltrip lost 25 driver points, car owner Teresa Earnhardt lost 25 owner points and crew chief Richard "Slugger" Labbe was fined $25,000 for unapproved carburetor modifications. Labbe was fined an addition $500 for an unapproved roof strip.

"NASCAR didn't like what they saw on that particular carburetor and took it during inspection on Thursday morning," Labbe said. "We all have to abide by their rules and accept our penalty. All we can focus on from this point is moving ahead."

Waltrip is currently fifth in the Winston Cup points standings. The penalty drops him 417 points behind series leader Matt Kenseth.

The No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Pontiac was penalized for having an unapproved fuel cell container modification that was found by NASCAR officials during pre-race inspection.

Crew chief Chris Carrier was fined $25,000, Stacy Compton forfeited 25 championship driver points and Larry McClure forfeited 25 championship owner points for the infraction.

The No. 45 Petty Enterprises Dodge was found to have unapproved rear jacking bolts.

Crew chief Steven Lane was issued a $25,000 fine while Kyle Petty forfeited 25 championship driver points and Pattie Petty forfeited 25 championship owner points.