Crewmen on several NASCAR Sprint Cup teams might have been scratching their heads Wednesday and asking the same question: "Now just who was it who said we could use that radiator?"

That's because they all used an unapproved cooling system, leading to a total of $200,000 in fines and dozens of lost points for four different mid-pack NASCAR teams that found themselves in trouble with inspectors in the post-qualifying inspection line at Texas Motor Speedway Friday.

The stock car racing sanctioning body fined Robert "Bootie" Barker, crew chief of the No. 13 team, and Frank Kerr, crew chief of the No. 47 team, $75,000 each and placed both on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating several sections of the rule book, including using an unapproved cooling system, adding unapproved weight and using unapproved radiator mounts.

Car owners Robert Germain (No. 13) and Tad Geschickter (No. 47) each were penalized 50 owner points, while drivers Max Papis (13) and Marcos Ambrose (47) were docked 50 driver points each.

Rodney Childers, crew chief of the No. 00 Toyota, and Pat Tryson, crew crew of the No. 56 team, both owned by Michael Waltrip Racing, each were fined $25,000 and put on probation until Dec. 31 for violating the same sections of the rule book.

 

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