JGR's appeal = WIN

Gibbs' penalties reduced by appeals panel: According to reports from media at the NASCAR Research & Development Center, the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel has modified the penalties accessed to Matt Kenseth's #20 team:
Kenseth's points penalty has been reduced from 50 to 12;
Joe Gibb's owner points penalty has been reduced from 50 to 12;
Gibb's suspension was eliminiated;
The marnufacturer's point penalty to Toyota has been increased from 5 to 7 points;
Kenseth's win at Kansas will now count for the Chase;
Crew Chief Jason Ratcliff's suspension has been reduced from 6 races to 1. His fine remains at $200,000.
The appeal panel consisted of Mark Arute (Stafford Motor Speedway), Denis McGlynn (Dover Raceway) and Jack Housby (former team owner).(5-8-2013)

I'll admit, I'm not a big fan of Kenseth, but I definitely thought the penalties were way over the cliff. At least the revised penalties make a lot more sense now.

Penske has announced the interim crew members that will be serving in the roles of crew chiefs, car chiefs, race engineers, and team manager.

Team Manager: Mike Nelson, currently Vice President of Operations, will fulfill this role
#2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion:
Crew Chief: Kevin Buskirk. Buskirk, a former driver and crew chief, joined Penske racing prior to the 2012 season. He currently manages the test teams for Penske Racing.
Race Engineer: Jonathan Hassler. Hassler, served as the lead engineer for the #22 Sprint Cup Series team last season and helped the #22 Nationwide Series team earn six victories in 2011.
Car Chief: Nick Hensley. Hensley, has worked with Penske Racing since 2007 and has worked with the No. 2 team since the 2011 season.
#22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion:
Crew Chief: Steve Reis. Reis, who normally serves as one of the team's engineers, has been with Penske Racing since 2009 and has been with the #22 team since 2011. Before, he served as the race engineer on the #77 Penske Racing Sprint Cup team
Race Engineer: Ben Atkins. Atkins is an engineer with Penske Racing and worked with Todd Gordon during the 2011 season.
Car Chief: Jeffery Thousand. Thousand, who has been with Penske Racing for close to twenty years, served as the car chief for the #22 through last season.
Greg Erwin, Sam Hornish Jr.'s crew chief in the Nationwide Series, will sit atop the pit box on race day for the Shell-Pennzoil team and serve as a race strategist. Erwin will continue in his role as Sam Hornish' s crew chief in the Nationwide Series.

From Jayski.

lol. Obviously a different ben atkins.

AntmanB wrote:lol. Obviously a different ben atkins.

doubt it

navycook75 wrote:

AntmanB wrote:lol. Obviously a different ben atkins.

doubt it

He did apply for a job at Roush.

flyingturns89 wrote:

navycook75 wrote:

AntmanB wrote:lol. Obviously a different ben atkins.

doubt it

He did apply for a job at Roush.

Penske was obviously impressed with his Mario Kart resume and hired him as an engineer as a way to build experience. He's moving up the ranks every day.

Glad these penalties were reduced. They were definately way too steep to begin with! I think the increased penalty for the manufacturers championship is more appropriate, too (as the infraction was in a TRD part).

So, Ben, how do you like working for Roger Penske?

RealRacer4 wrote:So, Ben, how do you like working for Roger Penske?

He has to share the same facility with LOLgano.

RealRacer4 wrote:So, Ben, how do you like working for Roger Penske?

Well, what can I say? At least one team seen the value of me beating Ricky Stenhouse in iRacing

Ben Atkins wrote:

RealRacer4 wrote:So, Ben, how do you like working for Roger Penske?

Well, what can I say? At least one team seen the value of me beating Ricky Stenhouse in iRacing

Well then clearly your a better driver than him, online that is

>People only knowing now that Ben Atkins is an employee of Penske

Are you all Rence now or something?

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:>People only knowing now that Ben Atkins is an employee of Penske

Are you all Rence now or something?

I knew he... Sorry, I, worked with Jacques Villeneuve but not much more lol

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:>People only knowing now that Ben Atkins is an employee of Penske

Are you all Rence now or something?

I could of won that race!