AP Sources: Kenseth's engine fails assessment

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) a Matt Kenseth's race-winning car from Kansas failed inspection at NASCAR's Research and Development Center, The Associated Press has discovered. NASCAR officers were discussing Wednesday what charges to levy against Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing, numerous people knowledgeable about the examination told the AP on the healthiness of anonymity because no conclusion has been made. Because one of the nine joining rods did not meet up with the minimum weight requirement the motor, which can be furnished by Toyota Racing Development out of Costa Mesa, Calif., failed. While it could be a quality control issue that did not provide Kenseth any advantage, NASCAR could still hold JGR and the No. 20 group responsible. Penalties might add a loss of things for Kenseth, a superb for staff key Jason Ratcliff and suspensions of six months or more for Ratcliff and other members of the JGR business. The failed examination comes on the heels of NASCAR penalizing Penske Racing for using parts it said were unapproved in the rear suspension of its vehicles at Texas. NASCAR docked 25 items each from defending winner Brad Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano, fined the crew chiefs $100,000 each and suspended eight Penske employees for six races. Penske Racing's attraction is scheduled for Might 1. NASCAR is much stricter about engine infractions and severely punished the past violator, Carl Long, who was found to have an illegal engine at the 2009 All-Star Race. Long was docked 200 points a' which would be about 50 points under the current points system a fined $200,000 and suspended 12 events. His suspension was paid off to eight contests on appeal, but Long is unable to pay the fine and can't operate in the Sprint Cup storage until he settles his debt with NASCAR. Kenseth drove the No. 20 Toyota to his second win of the season Sunday in Kansas, where he kept off Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports in the closing laps. It is normal procedure for the competition winning engine to go back to Concord for a thorough examination.

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