Kyle Busch's No. 51 truck penalized after Kentucky race

NASCAR announced Tuesday afternoon that the No. 51 team that competes in the Truck Series has been penalized for a rules infraction discovered in post-race inspection after last Thursday night’s Truck race at Kentucky Speedway.

The announcement from NASCAR states:

The infraction is a P2 level penalty and violates Section 20B-12.8.1 (truck failed to meet post-race height requirements) of the 2014 NASCAR rule book. As a result, crew chief Eric Phillips has been fined $5,000 and owner Kyle Busch has been penalized with the loss of six championship truck owner points.

With the penalty, Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 51 team still has the lead in the owner points, 17 points ahead of ThorSport’s No. 98 truck, driven by Johnny Sauter.