NASCAR stripped Denny Hamlin 75 points and levied six-race suspensions against crew chief Darian Grubb and car chief Wesley Sherrill as part of penalties stemming from violations discovered in the car's firewall following Sunday's Sprint Cup Series event at Indianapolis, where Hamlin finished third. The violation*falls under the heading of a P5-class infraction, according to the new NASCAR deterrence system. In a statement, JGR said it would appeal*the*penalties, but still begin serving the suspensions to Grubb and Sherrill beginning this weekend at Pocono Raceway. By beginning to serve the*suspensions*this week, the No. 11 team would be almost assured of having Grubb and Sherrill back on the pit box for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 14. More...