Charlotte, N.C. ? Clint Bowyer’s NASCAR championship chances were crippled Wednesday when his car failed a follow-up inspection and he was penalized 150 points after winning last weekend’s first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

NASCAR also fined crew chief Shane Wilson $150,000, and suspended him for the next six Sprint Cup races. Car chief Chad Haney was also suspended six races, and team owner Richard Childress was docked 150 owner points.

Bowyer was permitted to keep Sunday’s victory at New Hampshire — NASCAR does not typically strip wins, and an official said the Richard Childress Racing team probably was punished enough.

“We don’t consider taking away the win,” NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said. “If you ask some, they would consider a 150-point penalty with only nine races to go in the Chase a pretty hefty penalty.”

With Sunday’s win in the opening race of the Chase, Bowyer vaulted from 12th to second in the standings. The penalty drops him back to last place, 185 points behind leader Denny Hamlin.

NASCAR said the No. 33 Chevrolet from Sunday’s race had been altered and did not meet its strict specifications.

College basketball

OU’s Davis suffers facial fracture

Norman, Okla. — Guard Cade Davis will be held out of contact drills during practice but should not miss any games for Oklahoma after he suffered a facial fracture. Sooners basketball coach Jeff Capel said Wednesday that Davis would not need surgery and has been cleared for conditioning and shooting drills. He was injured during a team workout Friday.

NFL

Agent: No deal for S.D.’s Jackson

San Diego — Holdout wide receiver Vincent Jackson remains the property of the San Diego Chargers despite his agent saying he had deals in place with several teams before the Wednesday deadline.

Agent Neil Schwartz said he heard from multiple general managers, whom he declined to identify, that the Chargers were asking for “wholly unreasonable” compensation for Jackson, a Pro Bowl player who had two straight 1,000-yard seasons. Schwartz said another GM told him that Chargers general manager A.J. Smith seemed to be “squatting” on Jackson.

Jets CB Revis out

Florham, N.J. — New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis will not play against the Miami Dolphins (2-0) on Sunday night because of his strained left hamstring.

Patriots RB Faulk out for year

Foxborough, Mass. — New England running back Kevin Faulk says he’ll miss the rest of the Patriots’ season due to a torn knee ligament.

Faulk said Wednesday that he will undergo surgery for the injury to his right knee.

Bucs S Jackson suspended

Tampa, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s improved defense was dealt a blow Wednesday when safety Tanard Jackson was suspended for a minimum of a year without pay for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.

Batch will be Steelers’ QB

Pittsburgh — The forgotten quarterback is now the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starter.

Charlie Batch, a longtime backup who was relegated to No. 4 status as the Steelers dealt with Ben Roethlisberger’s off-field problems, will be the starter Sunday at Tampa Bay (2-0) — his first NFL start since 2007.

Coach Mike Tomlin picked Batch over Byron Leftwich, who is recovering from a sprained knee ligament.

In other NFL quarterback news:

n Five months after acquiring Jason Campbell to be their starting quarterback, the Oakland Raiders benched him in favor of Bruce Gradkowski beginning with this week’s game at Arizona.

n Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says quarterback Shaun Hill will start at Minnesota on Sunday.

MLB

Royals’ Getz likely out

Detroit — Kansas City second baseman Chris Getz will likely miss the rest of the season because of symptoms from a concussion earlier this month.

College football

Former Mizzou RB faces jail

Columbia, Mo. — Prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke bond for former Missouri running back Derrick Washington on a felony sexual-assault charge after he was arrested last week on a domestic violence charge.

Associate Circuit Judge Deborah Daniels said she will consider the request today and ordered Washington to appear in court. A defense attorney pleaded not guilty on his behalf Wednesday.

If Daniels agrees with the request, Washington could be ordered to pay a higher bond or even sent to jail without a bond while awaiting trial.

Two UNC players suspended

Raleigh, N.C. — The NCAA suspended North Carolina defensive back Kendric Burney six games and safety Deunta Williams four games on Wednesday for receiving improper benefits.

Both players must also repay benefits to become eligible, though the school plans to appeal the length of the suspensions.

Golf

Els elected to Hall of Fame

Atlanta — Like most golfers, Ernie Els always wonders if he could have achieved more in his career. He was reminded Wednesday he has done plenty with the announcement that he has been elected into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Els was the only player to receive enough votes from the PGA Tour, the first year his name was on the ballot. The most global player of his era, the Big Easy has won 62 times around the world, including two U.S. Opens and a British Open.