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Edwards' Penalty Upheld

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The Associated Press

Published: October 11, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An appeals committee Wednesday upheld the penalty that was levied against Carl Edwards and his Roush Fenway Racing team when his race-winning car failed inspection at Dover.

Edwards' car did not meet minimum height requirements, and NASCAR docked him 25 points. Crew chief Bob Osborne was fined $25,000 and car owner Jack Roush was docked 25 owner points.

Roush Fenway Racing appealed, claiming a jack bolt failed, causing the car to be too low. They argued that the car being low hurt performance.

The National Stock Car Racing Commission said the car failed to meet postrace height requirements and 'whether this constituted an advantage, disadvantage or otherwise does not alter the fact that the car failed to meet the rules.'

In other Roush Fenway news, 20-year-old sprint car star Ricky Stenhouse Jr. signed with the team and will drive a full ARCA schedule next season.

CARPENTIER TO NASCAR: Former Champ car star Patrick Carpentier signed Wednesday to drive the No. 10 Dodge for Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season.

Carpentier will replace Scott Riggs, who is leaving to drive for Haas CNC Racing.

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