Eleven penalties handed out after Aaron's 499

Holly, Elledge, Gustafson among chiefs fined

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Wednesday that 11 penalties have been issued to NASCAR Nextel Cup Series competitors, as a result of rule infractions this past weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

Three of those penalties were issued to the No. 00 Chevrolet team, because of an unapproved rear axle housing, a violation of Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and Section 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment that do not conform to NASCAR rules) of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series rule book. The violations were found during pre-qualifying inspection.

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Kenny Wallace, driver of the No. 00, was penalized with the loss of 25 driver championship points; car owner Elizabeth "Buffy" Waltrip was penalized 25 owner championship points; and crew chief Terry Wooten was fined $25,000.

Harold Holly, crew chief for the No. 32 Chevrolet driven by Bobby Hamilton Jr., was fined $10,000. During opening-day inspection, the No. 32 had unapproved upper rear coil spring mounts, violating Sections 12-4-A and 12-4-Q.

Jimmy Elledge, crew chief for the No. 41 Dodge driven by Casey Mears, was fined $2,500 because of unapproved use of refrigerant near the fuel system, violating 2-4-A and 12-4-Q. The violations were found during pre-qualifying inspection.

In addition, $1,000 fines were issued to the following six competitors:

In both cases, the violations were found during pre-qualifying inspection.

Four crew chiefs were fined because of unapproved window nets presented at opening day inspection (violating 12-4-A and 12-4-Q). Nets must have a minimum opening of one inch between the ribs. Those four: