Roush takes his lumps

Jack Roush blew his lid over the penalty NASCAR gave his driver, Carl Edwards, and his No. 99 Ford team after the car didn't pass inspection after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
But Roush won't fight the penalty.
He considered appealing the 100-point deductions in the drivers standings and owners standings and the six-race suspension crew chief Bob Osbourne received. Roush reconsidered on Thursday.
“We have conducted a thorough internal investigation and have found no evidence whatsoever that anyone intended for the bolt/nut fastener to fail to secure the lid for the entire race,” said Jack Roush, team owner. “We have subsequently added protective measures to insure that the lid will remain fastened even if a failure of this type should again occur.”
Inspectors discovered a lid on the oil reservoir was missing from Edwards' car during post-race inspection at Vegas. The car was sent to NASCAR's Research & Development Center in North Carolina, as are all winning cars, for further inspection. Roush and Edwards received their penalties a couple days after the second inspection.
“We realize in the NASCAR system of penalty administration that simple negligence, by itself, is never sufficient grounds to overturn or reduce a penalty," said Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith. "Consequently, no appeal will be made of the penalties assessed by NASCAR.”