NASCAR staff proprietor Chip Ganassi was suspended for one race and fined $30,000 Monday for violating NASCAR’s COVID-19 occasion protocols.
Chip Ganssi, who owns two NASCAR Cup Collection groups, was fined and suspended for “bringing into the competition area a non-essential individual that was restricted from the footprint,” in accordance with a NASCAR press launch.
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What does penalty imply for Chip Ganassi?
Ganassi shall be barred from attending this week’s NASCAR Cup Collection race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His staff, Chip Ganassi Racing, will nonetheless be permitted to compete within the race. Ganassi fields the No. 1 Chevrolet for driver Kurt Busch and the No. 42 for Ross Chastain.
Kurt Busch completed fourth within the NASCAR Cup Collection race on the Daytona Highway Course, whereas Chastain completed 39th after a wreck.
Chip Ganassi can enchantment the penalties.
Two NASCAR Cup Collection crew chiefs had been additionally fined $10,000 after their automobiles had been discovered with one unsecured lug nut throughout post-race inspection Sunday, together with profitable crew chief Adam Stevens. Jeremy Bullins, crew chief for Brad Keselowski, was additionally fined.
Christopher Bell received the race on the Daytona Highway Course for his first NASCAR Cup Collection victory, whereas Keselowski completed fifth.
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Printed 23 Feb 2021, 06:08 IST
