DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 27, 2009) – NASCAR has issued penalties to the No. 7 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of rules violations committed at Lowe’s Motor Speedway earlier this week.

The No. 7 car, driven and owned by Robby Gordon, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4I (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-10.6H (rear axle housing exceeded the maximum specified toe of plus or minus one degree) of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rule Book. The violation was found during post-race inspection on May 25.

As a result, Gordon has been penalized with the loss of 50 championship owner and 50 championship driver points. Crew chief Kirk Almquist has been fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.

In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Andrew Crnkovic, crew member of the No. 07 team, has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating Section 7-5 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2009 rule book. The date of the rules infraction was May 21.

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The Final Lap CHAT Show #65 – Tue, 26 May 2009
Back in action after a week off. We discuss the Coke 600, Carl Long’s situation, Nationwide Series, the coming Dover weekend. And this week is free of Dale Jr. banter! Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop

NSCS Recap: Reutimann Wins Rain-Delayed, Rain-Shortened Coca-Cola 600

David Reutimann celebrates winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. (Photo credit: CIA STOCK)
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

CONCORD, N.C.–He’ll take it!

David Reutimann was the big winner in NASCAR’s losing battle against Mother Nature in Monday’s rain-shortened 24 Hours of the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Nearly 25 hours after the 50th edition of the race was supposed to start, and with menacing storm cells dotting the radar, NASCAR called the event after 227 of a scheduled 400 laps. That made a first-time winner of Reutimann, who parlayed a strategic call by crew chief Rodney Childers into the unlikely victory.

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RACE RECAP | COKE 600
10 Matt Kenseth
9 Joey Logano
8 Juan Pablo Montoya
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Kyle Busch led the most laps
5 Brian Vickers
4 Carl Edwards
3 Robby Gordon
2 Ryan Newman

VICTORY LANE
1 In his 75th career Cup start, David Reutimann visits victory lane after his crew chief Rodney Childers made the call to stay out before the rains came.  It’s the first win for Toyota outside Joe Gibbs Racing and David is the 6th driver to score his first Cup Series win at this race. (Photo: CIA Stock)

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Rain plagued this race from Sunday through Monday becoming a marathon race.  Even still it only lasted 227 of the 400 laps

-Kevin Harvick’s bad luck continues, pounding the wall early on and then a flat tire ripped apart his fender.

-This is supposed to be the longest race on the schedule, instead it was the shortest Coke 600 on record

-Another tough day for the #88 as Dale Earnhardt Jr. had his hands full with a bad handling race car. He finished 38th

-Kurt Busch had his blue deuce running up front, but had to pit for a vibration and never recovered.

-Mark Martin had a rocketship #5 car, but a tire got away from his pit box, and he ends up 17th

-Jeff Gordon continues to lead the points by 44 over Tony Stewart