Newman Dodges NASCAR Penalty For Talladega Inspection
Ryan Newman, driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, Trevor Bayne, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, Landon Cassill, driver of the #40 Carsforsale.com Chevrolet, and David Ragan, driver of the #34 Dockside Logistics Ford, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 19, 2014 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR has decided not to penalize Ryan Newman for failing the post-race inspection at Talladega Superspeedway.
The Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was found to be too low in the rear on both sides of the car after Sunday’s race, and NASCAR brought it back to North Carolina for further inspection.
NASCAR decided Tuesday the car failed inspection because it was damaged during the race, so Newman avoided a penalty that would have stripped him of at least 15 points.
He is in the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship and goes into Martinsville Speedway as one of the surprises of the final eight drivers.
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