NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb has been fined $7,500 by the sanctioning body as a result of a rules violation Aug. 30 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
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Cobb, driver of the No. 10 Chevrolet, was assessed a P3 level penalty on Tuesday for having “a non-engine electronic component” in her truck.
She was fined $5,000 for the infraction, as well as an additional $2,500 because she is currently on probation for a rule violation earlier this year.
Cobb was involved in a two-vehicle crash during final practice for Saturday’s Chevrolet Silverado 250 at CTMP. After climbing from her truck, which came to rest against a tire barrier, Cobb returned to the vehicle to retrieve what appeared to be a cell phone.
The incident was shown during coverage of the practice on Fox Sports 1.
NASCAR banned cell phones and similar electronic devices from driver compartments in 2012 shortly after Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski tweeted a picture during a red-flag period in the season-opening Daytona 500. The photo, which was taken after former Sprint Cup driver Juan Pablo Montoya struck a jet dryer while the race was under the caution flag, drew national attention and increased Keselowski’s Twitter following substantially.
In November of that year, Keselowski was fined $25,000 and placed on probation for having a cell phone in his race car at Phoenix International Raceway. The driver, who would go on to win that year’s series championship, had once again tweeted photos from his car during a red-flag stoppage.
Cobb, who finished 20th in Saturday’s race, was fined $5,000 and placed on probation earlier this season for exiting her vehicle and walking onto the track before safety workers arrived on the scene at Dover International Speedway.