DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 13 (UPI) -- The No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing team and driver Kyle Busch were penalized by NASCAR Monday for rules violations at Pocono Raceway.
The infractions were discovered after Sunday's 500-mile Sprint Cup race at Pocono, during which Busch finished third.
NASCAR said race officials found the left-front end of Busch's Toyota was below the required minimum height. It was judged to be 1/16th of an inch too low.
As a result, crew chief Dave Rogers was fined $25,000 while Busch and team owner Joe Gibbs were penalized six points each in the championship standings.
"We brought the No.18 car back to our race shop and have identified the problem, which caused us to measure low during the post-race inspection process in Pocono yesterday afternoon," the team said in a statement. "We have made NASCAR aware of our findings, and we accept the penalty they have issued today."
With the penalty, Busch fell to 31 points behind leader Carl Edwards, still good for fifth place.
