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NASCAR Penalty Report / Chicago; MWR Appeals:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
· The #10 team has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during pre-qualifying inspection on Sept. 18. This is a P2 level penalty (Sections 12.1 and 20.4b and 20.4.2a of the NASCAR rule book). The right side quarter panel behind the rear wheel/tire was modified during pre-qualifying inspection. Crew chief Daniel Knost has been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31, 2015. Car chief Pete White has been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31, 2015.
· The #15 team has been penalized for an infraction that occurred on opening day inspection Sept.18. This is a P4 level penalty (Section 12.1, 20. 14.c, 20.14.2.1.k, 12.5.3.4.d, 12.5.3.4.1.d & f, 12.5.3.4.2 of the NASCAR rule book). Crew chief Billy W. Scott has been fined $75,000, suspended for the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship events and placed on NASCAR probation for six months following the issue of suspension. Driver Clint Bowyer has been penalized 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Driver points. Car owner Rob Kauffman has been penalized 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Owner points. NASCAR has requested to the Appeals Administrator of the National Motorsports Appeals Panel that the appeals process described in the rule book be expedited.
AND NASCAR issued the penalty -- P4 on its P1-to-P6 scale with P6 being the most severe -- for violation of the rule that forbids washers or other components that allow movement of certain track bar joints or mounting bolts. Permitting those rear-end suspension components to move would allow the car to handle better in the corners (ESPN).

Wow. MWR with another infraction. Someone on a blog mentioned that they came into the league cheating and they go out the same way.

NO. 41 TEAM MIGHT NEED NEW CREW CHIEF AT LOUDON; GIBSON UNDERGOES SURGERY

Tony Gibson, crew chief for the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 Chevrolet driven by championship contender Kurt Busch, could miss part of this weekend’s on-track activity at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as he recovers from an emergency appendectomy.

Gibson, 50, posted Wednesday on Facebook that he returned home Tuesday night and was recuperating after undergoing the procedure.

“Just really sore today,” Gibson wrote after giving thanks for the well-wishes he’d received. “Who needs an appendix anyway????”

A Stewart-Haas Racing representative confirmed that Gibson plans to be in New Hampshire for the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as soon as he is able to. The SHR official said that team engineer John Klausmeier would serve as interim crew chief and that Greg Zipadelli, the organization’s vice president of competition, would have “an increased presence with the No. 41 team.”

Gibson joined forces with Busch starting with the last three races of 2014, Busch’s first year with Stewart-Haas. The duo produced two victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ regular season this year.

Busch opened the Chase last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway with a third-place finish, surrendering the lead to eventual winner Denny Hamlin on the race’s final restart. The result placed Busch fifth in the 16-driver Chase standings.