ELEVEN NASCAR NEXTEL CUP PENALTIES RESULT FROM TALLADEGA INFRACTIONS
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 4, 2005)
– NASCAR announced today that 11 penalties have been issued to
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competitors, as a result of rule infractions this
past weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Three of those penalties were
issued to the No. 00 Chevrolet team, because of an unapproved rear axle
housing, a violation of Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car
racing) and Section 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment
that do not conform to NASCAR rules) of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series rule
book. The violations were found during pre-qualifying inspection.