NASCAR docks 4 Hendrick teams for illegal part

NASCAR issued stiff penalties Wednesday to each of the Hendrick Motorsports' four Cup Series teams and the No. 31 team of Kaulig Racing for modifying their cars with unapproved parts last weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

NASCAR suspended each of the five crew chiefs for four races and fined them $100,000. Each team also lost 100 team and driver points and 10 playoff points.

The penalties involved hood louvers that the cars h