No. 9, No. 10 and No. 38 teams also hear from NASCAR after Pocono
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Four NASCAR Sprint Cup teams were issued warnings after going through inspection too many times at Pocono Raceway during Axalta 'We Paint Winners' 400 race weekend.
The No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team with driver Jimmie Johnson required more than three attempts to go through pre-race inspection. The team also was hit with a loss of 15 minutes of practice time for this weekend's Quicken Loans 400 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM) at Michigan International Speedway.
Sam Hornish Jr.'s No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports team also was warned for going through the inspection line too many times before the race.
The No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing team with pilot Danica Patrick and David Gilliland's No. 38 Front Row Motorsports squad were warned for failing inspection too many times before Coors Light Pole Qualifying. It's the second warning of the season for the No. 10, which received one after the Daytona 500 for an unapproved left-side driver heat shield. In addition to the warning, the team will lose 15 minutes of practice time this weekend at Michigan.
The No. 48 team earned a P1 penalty for warnings in back-to-back weekends at Charlotte for modifying a side skirt and too many attempts at pre-qualifying inspection. NASCAR penalized the team by giving them the last pick of pit stall at Dover. But the team appealed, and on Tuesday, the National Motorsports Appeal Panel rescinded NASCAR's penalty, wiping away the warning. The team also received a warning for a heat-shield infraction at Atlanta.
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If any team or person accumulates six or more warnings in a six-month period from the first warning, a P2 penalty could be issued by NASCAR, per the sanctioning body's rule book. Eight or more warnings over a 12-month period may result in a P3 penalty.
Minimum P2 penalties include one or more of the following: loss of 10 driver and owner points whether or not the infraction occurred in a points-paying race; $10,000-$25,000 fine; suspension of crew chief and/or any other team members for one or more races and crew-chief probation for the remainder of the calendar year or six months if the period spans two consecutive seasons.
Minimum P3 penalties ratchet up to one or more of the following: loss of 15 driver and owner points whether or not the infraction occurred in a points-paying race; $10,000-$25,000 fine; suspension of crew chief and/or any other team members for one or more races and crew-chief probation for the remainder of the calendar year or six months if the period spans two consecutive seasons.