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Richard Childress Racing President Torrey Galida issued a statement following NASCAR’s P5 penalty issued to the No. 31 team following a tire audit.
“We understand the seriousness of the penalty. In fact, RCR has been one of the most outspoken opponents against ‘tire bleeding’ since the rumors began to surface last season. Once NASCAR provides us with the specific details of the infraction we will conduct a further internal investigation, and evaluate our options for an appeal.”
The penalty resulted in the loss of 75 championship driver and owner points to driver Ryan Newman and car owner Richard Childress.
Crew chief Luke Lambert has been fined $125,000, suspended from the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship races, plus any non-championship races or special events which might occur during that time period, and has also been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31.
James Bender, team tire technician, and Philip Surgen, team engineer, have also been suspended from the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship races, plus any non-championship races or special events which might occur during that time period, and have also been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31.
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