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Four NASCAR Cup Series teams issued lug-nut penalties post-Pocono

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Editor's note: NASCAR issued a correction on Wednesday to the section on Cup Series penalties: NASCAR officials handed out fines to four Cup Series teams and one Gander Trucks team for lug-nut infractions last weekend at Pocono Raceway. On the Cup Series side, four teams were each penalized for having one lug nut not safely secured in post-race checks after the circuit's two events during a weekend doubleheader. The violations of Sections 10.9.10.4 in the NASCAR Rule Book resulted in $10,000 fines for each team's respective crew chief: In Gander Trucks, the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 Toyota driven to victory by Brandon Jones at Pocono was also found with one unsecured lug nut. As a result, crew chief Danny Stockman Jr. was fined $2,500.