JGR crew chiefs fined for MIS rule violations

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Tuesday that the No. 11, No. 18 and No. 20 teams that compete in the Sprint Cup Series have been penalized for rule violations discovered during opening day inspection June 17 at Michigan International Speedway.

All three of the Joe Gibbs Racing cars were found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in an event does not conform to NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20 of the NASCAR rule book, or has not been approved by NASCAR prior to the event); and 20-5.5.4A (oil pan, failure to submit component) of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series Rule Book.

As a result, the three crew chiefs -- Mike Ford (No. 11 car), Dave Rogers (No. 18 car) and Greg Zipadelli (No. 20 car) have been fined $50,000 each and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. In addition, all three car chiefs -- Chris Gillin (No. 11 car), Wesley Sherrill (No. 18 car) and Jason Shapiro (No. 20 car) along with senior vice president of racing operations Jimmy Makar have been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.

"We received NASCAR's ruling today with regard to penalties for having oil pans on our cars that had not been submitted for approval prior to going through inspection on Friday," a team release said. " Although the parts were not illegal, we did not follow the proper submission for approval process. We will not appeal NASCAR's ruling."

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