Ryan Newman regains 25 points, but will still lose his crew chief to a six-race suspension.
An appellant board reduced the monetary and points penalties issued to Richard Childress Racing for doctoring tires Thursday, but upheld the six-race suspensions NASCAR handed to three crew members.
Driver Ryan Newman and team owner Richard Childress each had their originally 75-point penalties scaled back to 50 points and crew chief Luke Lambert's fine was cut from $125,000 to $75,000. However, Lambert, tire technician James Bender and engineer Philip Surgen must each serve six-race suspensions.
The three-member panel amended the penalties citing "no written explanation of what constitutes a post-race inspection." When NASCAR issued the penalties March 30, officials tacked on additional sanctions because the tires found to be tampered with were taken off Newman's car following the March 22 at Auto Club Speedway.
NASCAR confiscated Newman's tires and determined his No. 31 team had illegally devised a method to bleed air pressure out while on the track. The practice provides significant advantage, as it gives a driver increased grip and handling.
RCR has the option of pursuing a final appeal to the Chief Appellate Officer. But unlike Wednesday's hearing, the burden of proof is on the team and not NASCAR.
With the return of 25 points, Newman moves from 24th to 20th in the Sprint Cup standings.
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