NASCAR hands out crew penalties

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - NASCAR fined and suspended Busch Series crew chief Michael Kadlecik on Tuesday for a rule violation in last Saturday&#39;s NetZero 250 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. <br> <br> Kadlecik, crew chief for the Chevrolet driven by Tony Raines, was fined $2,500 and suspended from competition until Aug. 21 for an improperly attached weight. <br> <br> NASCAR officials said pieces of ballast weight came off the No. 33 during the race. <br> <br> Also fined were Mike Beam, crew chief for Ricky Craven in the Winston Cup series, and Charles Lewis, crew chief for Ashton Lewis Jr., in the Busch Series. <br> <br> Beam was fined $2,500 because crew member Pat Smith went over the wall to work on Craven&#39;s Ford during Sunday&#39;s Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono without wearing a helmet. The rules state the crew chief is responsible for such violations. <br> <br> Lewis was fined $1,500 for an unapproved front coil spring discovered in an inspection before the Pike&#39;s Peak Busch race.

http://accesswdun.com/article/2002/7/191847