Joe Garone Statement on Furniture Row Racing Penalties Handed by NASCAR
Joe Garone issues statement below on NASCAR penalties handed to Furniture Row Racing after Atlanta event.
NASCAR officials have suspended crew chief Cole Pearn for one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race and fined the Furniture Row Racing employee $50,000. The fine is for a rules violation that took place during last week’s race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
In addition, driver Martin Truex Jr. has been penalized 15 championship driver points and team owner Barney Visser has been penalized 15 championship owner points.
The infraction, which involved the roof flap(s), was found during pre-race inspection for Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at AMS.