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Sorenson penalized 25 points; crew chief fined
DAVID POOLE / The Charlotte Observer
Tuesday, Oct. 09, 2007
NASCAR on Tuesday docked Reed Sorenson 25 driver points and fined crew chief Jimmy Elledge $25,000 and placed him on probation until Dec. 31 for rules violations found after Sunday’s UAW Ford 500 at Talladega.
Sorenson finished 10th in the No. 41 Dodge, but the car was picked at random for postrace inspection and was found to be too low to meet NASCAR’s minimum height requirement.
Team owner Chip Ganassi also lost 25 owner points for the infraction.
Despite the penalty, Sorenson remains 23rd in the Nextel Cup standings after 30 races.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: September, 1969 First NWCS Race: Talladega 500, September 14, 1969 Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 212.809 mph (44.998 sec.), 4/30/87 Race Record: Mark Martin, 188.354 mph, 5/10/97 Owner: ISC President: Grant Lynch Phone: (256) 362-2261 Tickets: (256) 362-7223 Shipping Address: 3366 Speedway Blvd. Talladega, AL 35160 Mailing Address: PO Box 777 Talladega, AL 35161 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.66 Mile Tri-oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 33º Banking on Tri-oval: 18º Banking on Backstretch: 2º Length of Frontstretch: 4,300 ft. Length of Backstretch: 4,000 ft. Grandstand Seating: 138,000 Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 188 laps |