Harvick, Lamar Busch series crew chiefs suspended

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The crew chiefs for Kevin Harvick and Burney Lamar&#39;s Busch Series teams were suspended six races each Thursday for violations discovered at Daytona International Speedway.<br> <br> Shane Wilson, Harvick&#39;s crew chief, was thrown out of the garage before Friday night&#39;s Busch race when NASCAR discovered unapproved aerodynamic modifications on the No. 21 Chevrolet.<br> <br> His additional penalty was the six-race suspension, which begins with this weekend&#39;s event in Chicago, and a $15,000 fine. Harvick was also docked 50 driver points and Richard Childress was docked 50 car owner points.<br> <br> The points loss was hardly felt by Harvick, who still holds a 338-point lead over Carl Edwards in the Busch standings.<br> <br> Meanwhile, Lamar&#39;s No. 77 Chevrolet - owned by Harvick and his wife - failed post-race inspection when NASCAR discovered unapproved alterations to the shock absorbers.<br> <br> Crew chief Gene Nead was suspended six races and fined $15,000. Lamar was also docked 50 driver points and DeLana Harvick was docked 50 car owner points.<br> <br> In other penalties:<br> <br> - Mark Durgin, crew chief for P.J. Jones, was fined $5,000 for having an unapproved air filter.<br> <br> - Dave Fuge Jr., crew chief for Paul Tracy, was fined $5,000 having unapproved air directional devices inside the air filter.<br> <br> - Rick Gay, crew chief for John Andretti, was fined $2,500 for having an unapproved vent.<br> <br> - Marc Reno, crew chief for Mike Wallace, was fined $2,000 for having an unapproved fuel cell vent tube.

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