Weekly NASCAR cheating report

UPDATE NASCAR officials fined Morgan Shepherd's Busch Series team $1,000 for a violation found during inspection July 13 at Chicagoland Speedway. Crew chief Chad Beahr was the recipient of the fine. The penalty was because Shepherd's car did not have a jacking bolt made of solid magnetic steel, according to NASCAR

07/17/07 NASCAR officials announced penalties Tuesday for Roush Fenway Racing's No. 6 truck driven by Travis Kvapil. Kvapil and car owner Jack Roush have each been penalized 25 points, and crew chief Mike Beam was fined $10,000 after the team's Craftsman Truck Series Ford was found to be too low after the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Kvapil finished second to Mike Skinner in the race to move into a third-place tie in the point standings with Todd Bodine. But Kvapil now falls to fourth, 313 points behind leader Skinner.