NASCAR announced penalties on Wednesday afternoon to two Sprint Cup Series teams stemming from last weekend's Chase for the Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway.<br />And one of them has suffered a severe setback to its championship hopes as a result.<br />The No. 15 team of Michael Waltrip Racing's Clint Bowyer has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during opening-day inspection on Sept. 18.<br />This is a P4 level penalty on NASCAR's six-tier penalty deterrence system.<br />As a result of the infraction, crew chief Billy Scott has been fined $75,000, suspended for the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship events and placed on NASCAR probation for six months following the issue of suspension.
