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Kurt Busch crew chief fined $10,000 for car body violation at Pocono

Sometime after pre-race inspection at Pocono, Kurt Busch's car got, shall we say, modified. And that landed Busch's crew chief in trouble with NASCAR.

Thursday, racing officials announced Tony Gibson was fined $10,000 and played on probation for the remainder of the year for an unapproved body modification. Monday, Busch was told to vacate the 15th position on the starting grid and start the Pennsylvania 400 from the rear.

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Initial reports didn't specify what happened to the right rear quarter panel of Busch's car, the No.