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STEWARDS SUMMARY OF PENALTIES 2015 V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP – RACES 21, 22 & 23 Document No: SE04 “Sydney Motorsport Park SuperSprint” Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek, New South Wales. 21st to 23rd August 2015. Stewards Summary Update 3 FINAL: Sunday, 23 August 2015 at 18:55hrs. Sunday 23rd August, 2015 Qualifying for Race 23 Following an investigation and an admission of a breach of Rule D 12.7.3 (Use of Equipment/Tools) by Triple Eight Race Engineering Pty Ltd (a metal ruler falling from Car #888 during the session), the Stewards imposed a penalty of a fine of $3000 and the Loss of 30 Teams Championship Points on Triple Eight Race Engineering Pty Ltd. Race 23 Pit Lane Penalties were imposed as follows: On Car #34, David Wall, for a driving infringement, causing contact with Car #7 Todd Kelly on Lap 1; On Car #34, David Wall, for a Pit Lane infringement, failing to stop at Pit Exit for Red light during the Safety Car period; On Car #4, Ash Walsh, for a Safety Car restart infringement, overtaking Car #14 Fabian Coulthard, before the Control Line. Post-race investigations were conducted into the following incidents and no breach of the rules was established: Contact between Car #97, Shane van Gisbergen, and Car #8, Jason Bright; Incident where Car #8, Jason Bright, short cut the circuit. Following an investigation and an admission of Careless Driving by Car #47, Tim Slade (causing contact with Car #21, Dale Wood, at Turn 1), the Stewards imposed a Penalty of the loss of 15 Championship points on Tim Slade.
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