No. 78 team assessed P2 penalty post-Richmond

The No. 78 team of Martin Truex Jr. received a P2 penalty for failing post-race laser inspection (LIS) after the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, NASCAR announced Wednesday. As part of the penalty, crew chief Cole Pearn has been fined $15,000, and the team has been assessed a loss of 10 championship owner and 10 championship driver points.

The points were deducted before the reset for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Additionally, the No. 7 car of Regan Smith was given a written warning and a loss of 15 minutes of practice time for failing LIS three times pre-qualifying.

Finally, four cars -- the No. 18 of Kyle Busch, the No. 16 of Greg Biffle, the No. 22 of Joey Logano and the No. 78 of Truex -- were given written warnings for twice failing LIS pre-qualifying.

via NASCAR.