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Michael Waltrip Racing formally filed its appeal of the No. 15 team’s P4 penalty on Thursday, one day after NASCAR handed down the original punishment.
MWR’s appeal will be heard Wednesday, Sept. 30, but the team’s request to defer suspensions was granted — that means Clint Bowyer‘s crew chief Billy Scott is permitted to sit atop the pit box at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend.
The team’s original penalty consisted of Bowyer losing 25 driver points, team co-owner Rob Kauffman docked 25 owner points and Scott fined $75,000 and suspended for three races. Scott was also placed on probation for six months.
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