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| DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR officials on Monday announced
they fined Randy Goss, crew chief for Greg Biffle's Roush Racing
entry, $48,860 following last week's Craftsman Truck Series race in
Las Vegas.
The penalty, the difference between first and 36th place money
in last Friday's The Orleans 250 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, was
the result of an unapproved intake manifold found by officials in a
post-race inspection of the Ford truck in which series leader
Biffle won his record ninth race of the season.
NASCAR said the team will retain the race victory but will also
be fined 120 championship points, the difference between first and
36th places. That leaves Biffle with only a 10-point margin over
Jack Sprague, second in the race and a runner-up in the season
standings.
Goss' actions were deemed in violation of Section 12, Rule 4,
Article A and Article Q in the 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Rule Book: actions detrimental to automobile racing, and: use of
parts that do not conform to NASCAR rules, respectively.
Geoff Smith, president of Roush Racing, said he planned to file
an appeal on Tuesday.
"And, we intend to vigorously pursue the appeal after it is
filed. All competent evidence will show in a compelling way that
the intake manifold was submitted to NASCAR for inspection prior to
its first use in competition, and has been subsequently submitted
for inspection on numerous other occasions.
"At all times and under all circumstances the part was approved
following each inspection by the appropriately authorized NASCAR
official." | ALSO SEE Biffle baffles foes again, wins ninth truck race of season
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