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P3 penalty, warning issued to two Truck Series teams

One NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team was issued a P3 penalty coming out of the weekend's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and a second was given a written warning, according to Tuesday's penalty release via NASCAR.

 

No penalties or warnings were issued to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams.

 

The No. 30 Truck Series team, which had Jesse Little as its driver over the weekend, had infractions found during opening-day inspection related to throttle body shafts. Examples of a possible violation, according to the NASCAR Rule Book, are meeting a minimum combined thickness of 0.197 inches or ensuring that the shafts seal, to prevent air leakage.

 

The team was also penalized for having an engine ancillary component that did not meet the NASCAR rules, according to the penalty report. The truck did not make the race after qualifying was rained out.

 

Crew chief Mark Rette was fined $5,000 for the infractions.

 

Additionally, the No. 41 team of Ben Rhodes was issued a written warning. Its truck trailing arms did not meet specifications on opening-day inspection.

 

Also on Tuesday's penalty report: Crew member Kelly Johnson has been suspended indefinitely for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.