NASCAR: Kenseth's team issued penalties

The race-winning No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team has been docked 15 championship points after Matt Kenseth's Toyota Camry failed the postrace laser inspection system (LIS) platform. Crew chief Jason Ratliff receives a $25,000 fine and Kenseth has been docked 15 points in the drivers' championship, dropping him from eighth to ninth place in the standings.

Even with the penalty, Kenseth's two wins should keep him locked in a spot for the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.

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Joey Logano's No. 22 Ford and Kenseth's teammate Carl Edwards both failed LIS twice; Logano failed in prerace inspection and Edwards failed in prequalifying. Both teams received written warnings because it was their first violation.

Kevin Harvick and Austin Dillon lose 15 minutes of practice time this weekend and got written warnings for failing inspections; Dillon's car failed LIS three times for the team's fourth warning, and Harvick's car failed body template inspection three times before qualifying.

Written warnings for failing pre-qualifying template inspection twice were issued to a number of teams: Chip Ganassi Racing (Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson), Richard Childress Racing (Austin Dillon), Roush Fenway Racing (Trevor Bayne), Stewart-Haas Racing (Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart), HScott Motorsports (Clint Bowyer), Gibbs (Edwards), Wood Brothers Racing (Ryan Blaney), JTG Daugherty Racing (AJ Allmendinger) and BK Racing (Matt DiBenedetto). The No. 3 for RCR was issued a written warning for failing prequalifying template inspection three times.