The #4 team of Kevin Harvick has been given a P3-level penalty by NASCAR after an incident in which a set of weights used for pre-race inspection were left under Harvick's car at Watkins Glen. Harvick was forced to pit early and got knocked out of contention. The penalty resulted in crew chief Rodney Childers getting fined $25,000. This is the second higher-level penalty in the Sprint Cup series in the past couple of weeks, coming after Denny Hamlin's P5 penalty following the Brickyard 400. Harvick also ran into trouble in February at Daytona after failing post-race inspection following a second-place finish to Matt Kenseth in the first Budweiser Duel qualifying race. Harvick was disqualified and his finish was changed to 25th.
In addition, the #98 team of Phil Parsons Racing, whose car is driven by Josh Wise, got a warning from NASCAR after they put fuel in Wise's car inside the garage structure during the Watkins Glen race. The rules state that fueling in the garage area must be done outside the actual garage.
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