Chip Ganassi Fined, Suspended for Violating NASCAR’s COVID Protocol

February 22, 2021 by Kevin Rutherford

Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing, has been fined and suspended for violating NASCAR’s at-track COVID-19 protocol, NASCAR announced Feb. 22.

Ganassi is suspended for one race and has been fined $30,000.

According to NASCAR, Ganassi brought a “non-essential individual” into the competition area at Daytona International Speedway last weekend.

CGR owns the Nos. 1 and 42 for Kurt Busch and Ross Chastain in the NASCAR Cup Series.

The news accompanied the revelation that two Cup crew chiefs were fined $10,000 each after their cars were found with unsecured lug nuts after last weekend’s event at the Daytona road course: Adam Stevens, from Christopher Bell‘s race-winning No. 20 team, and Jeremy Bullins (Brad Keselowski).

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Tom B

February 23, 2021 at 6:23 pm

For years NASCAR has been letting in “non-essential individuals” (babies, kids, moms, dads, girl friends and wives). How about those individuals I see on my TV who are not wearing a mask or not covering their nose and mouth?

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