Dover race winner Carl Edwards has been hit with the loss of 25 points after his #99 Ford was found to contravene NASCAR regulations after the second race of the 2007 Chase for the Championship.
The penalty drops Edwards from third to sixth in the standings, and also resulted in a $25,000 fine for crew chief Bob Osborne and a similar points penalty for car owner Roush Fenway Racing. Osborne has also been placed on probation until the end of the calendar year.
The revised standings are as follows:
1.
Jeff Gordon 5340 points
2.
Tony Stewart 5338
3.
Jimmie Johnson 5336
4.
Kyle Busch 5330
5.
Clint Bowyer 5322
6.
Carl Edwards 5312
7.
Martin Truex Jr 5294
8.
Jeff Burton 5265
9.
Kevin Harvick 5225
10.
Matt Kenseth 5224
11.
Kurt Busch 5189
12.
Denny Hamlin 5182
