NASCAR handed down a pair of penalties toCamping World Truck Series teams on Wednesday after a P2-grade post-race violation by NEMCO Motorsports and an in-race behavioral infraction by driver Caleb Holman atIowa Speedway.
The NEMCO No. 8 Chevrolet team was docked for failing to meet the proper ride height in a post-race inspection after pole-starterJohn Hunter Nemechek's 12th-place finish in theSpeediatrics 200. The team was stripped of 10 championship points in both the drivers' and owners' standings, and crew chief Gere Kennon was fined $6,000 and placed on probation through the end of the year.
After the points adjustment, Nemechek drops from sixth place to a tie for ninth place in the driver standings.
Holman was fined $5,000 and also placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31 for approaching the racing surface after a crash with eight laps remaining. After exiting his wrecked No. 75 truck, Holman walked away from NASCAR officials and safety workers to gesture from the track apron at Austin Wayne Self's passing vehicle.
Holman finished 26th in the 32-truck field; Self was 16th.
NASCAR Release.
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