No. 29 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Team Penalized after TMS

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, leads Brennan Newberry, driver of the #24 NTS Inc./Qore-24 Chevrolet, during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6, 2013  Photo - Will Schneekloth/Getty Images

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, leads Brennan Newberry, driver of the #24 NTS Inc./Qore-24 Chevrolet, during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6, 2013
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Penalties have been issued to the No. 29 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as a result of violations following the June 7 event at Texas Motor Speedway.

The No. 29 truck was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20-B of the rule book) and 20B-12.8.1A (The roof failed to meet the minimum height requirement during post-race inspection) of the 2013 rule book.

As a result of this violation, crew chief Doug Randolph has been fined $5,000. The team has also been docked six championship driver (Ryan Blaney) and six championship truck owner (Brad Keselowski) points.

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Kyle Busch pulls away for third Truck Series win at Dover

Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 ToyotaCare Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 31, 2013  Photo - Geoff Burke/Getty Images

Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 ToyotaCare Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 31, 2013
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Pulling away from runner-up Matt Crafton during a four-lap run to the finish, Kyle Busch won Friday’s Lucas Oil 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway. 

Busch sped away after a restart on Lap 197 of 200, as Crafton and third-place finisher Ryan Blaney battled for the second spot.
 
The victory was owner/driver Busch’s second of the season, his second win in a row, his third at Dover and the 32nd of his career. Chase Elliott, who started on the outside of the front row, overcame two pit road speeding penalties to finish fourth, one spot ahead of Brendan Gaughan, who posted his fourth straight top-five finish. Continue reading