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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\n\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   CONCORD, N.C. (AP)  An appeals panel has upheld penalties against crew chief Chad Knaus for failing opening day inspection at the Daytona 500.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   The three-member committee heard testimony Tuesday from Hendrick Motorsports and NASCAR and ruled unanimously in favor of the sanctions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   Knaus was suspended six races and find $100,000; five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was docked 25 points and car chief Ron Malec also was suspended six races.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   Team owner Rick Hendrick says they will appeal to the National Stock Car Racing chief appellate officer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   Knaus can work at Bristol this weekend while the case is under review.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   The No. 48 Chevrolet had illegally modified sheet metal between the roof and the side windows - the area known as the C-posts.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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