Daytona Beach, Fla. — NASCAR announced today that the crew chief, owner and driver of the No. 16 NASCAR Nationwide Series team have been fined and penalized for violations involving sealed engine rules.

Crew chief Eddie Pardue has been fined $30,000 for actions detrimental to stock car racing; as well as violating “race equipment that has been previously sealed by NASCAR for use in an event” and sub-section 8-6, “Failure to submit the sealed engine from the race winner for inspection; removal of the seal from the winning engine without authorization from NASCAR” as stated in the 2009 NNS rule book.

Team owner Jack Roush was penalized with the loss of 100 NNS championship owner points while driver Matt Kenseth also was docked 100 NNS championship driver points.

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