Carl Edwards’ lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series was short-lived, as series officials have ruled to penalize the driver for a technical infringement found on his car from the UAW Dodge 400 in Las Vegas this past Sunday.

After winning the race, Edward’s car failed an inspection for having its oil tank box lid off, and was taken to the NASCAR R&D facility in North Carolina for a closer look. That secondary inspection revealed that a bolt holding the lid on failed due to vibrations in the car. As a result, NASCAR has docked Edwards and the Roush Fenway Racing team 100 points in the driver and owner standings, as well as losing a potential 10-point win bonus for seeding in the Chase.

In addition to the points deduction, crew chief Bob Osborne will be suspended for six-races, placed on probation, and fined $100,000.

The lose of points drops Edwards from first to seventh place in the driver standings, and gives the Sprint Cup series lead back to Kyle Busch.

Said team president Geoff Smith, “It's a tough business for any race team to have to pledge $100,000, 100 points and a six-race crew chief suspension as an indemnity payment to NASCAR against a promise forced from us by NASCAR that no bolt will ever fail its purpose under race conditions."

Roush Fenway Racing has not yet made it clear if it will appeal the NASCAR penalties.

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