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Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition, said Sunday that Chip Ganassi Racing and Brian Pattie, crew chief for the No. 42 Dodge of Juan Pablo Montoya, are not likely to be hit with any further penalties for the technical violation that cost them the Kansas pole.

"It's not a major offense, and losing the pole is probably enough of a penalty," Pemberton said.

Montoya beat out Jimmie Johnson for his first Cup pole on Friday, but the postqualifying inspection found the gas pressure in his rear shocks exceeded the allowable maximum. Johnson was moved up to the pole and Montoya had to start 42nd and finished 20th.

GORDON AILING: Jeff Gordon has been feeling sick all week and wasn't sure if he'd be able to race Sunday.

In the thick of the Chase, Gordon had a great race, moving from 13th to fourth.

"I guess I need to get sick more often," Gordon joked. "That was a good run in a good car. I know if I had been healthy, I would have gotten more out of it."

TRUEX TROUBLES: After leading 27 laps early, Martin Truex Jr. started complaining about how his car was handling around the 200-lap mark. Truex's long day finally ended on Lap 229, when a broken shifter sent him to the garage.

"It was a freak deal," Truex said of the shifter. "It's kind of the way our year has gone -- if it can go wrong, it will. It's disappointing."