CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ryan Newmans championship hopes were dealt a blow Wednesday when NASCAR docked him 15 points before the final qualifying race for the playoffs.Newman was already on the outside of the 16-driver field and trailed Jamie McMurray for the final spot by seven points. He is now 22 points behind McMurray after the penalty for failing post-race inspection at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.The Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field will be set Saturday night after the regular-season finale at Richmond International Raceway. Richard Childress Racing will not appeal the penalty, and blamed failing the laser inspection on the car hitting the wall during the race.There was clear damage to the right rear fender and tire, RCR said. NASCAR has told us that the (laser) standard is clear and the car must pass post-race inspection even if damage has been sustained.There are currently three available spots in the Chase field, assuming Chris Buescher finishes Richmond ranked 30th or higher in the standings. Buescher qualified for the Chase with a win at rain-shortened Pocono, but hes got to remain inside the top 30 to be eligible for the playoffs.Buescher has an 11-point lead over 31st-place. If he drops a position, a fourth spot would become open in the Chase field. The three drivers currently in position to make the Chase are Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and McMurray. Newman would need to pass one of them in the standings to overcome the penalty.In addition to the points deduction, NASCAR also fined Newman crew chief Luke Lambert $25,000.NASCAR on Wednesday also docked 15 points from Kyle Larson, but hes already qualified for the Chase based on his victory at Michigan. Chad Johnston, his crew chief, was fined $22,500 because the car failed post-race inspection.Newman has been an interesting participant in the Chase the last two years because hes used consistent finishes to advance through the elimination rounds rather than wins. Newman has not won a race since 2013, but he mathematically figured out a way to advance to the 2014 championship finale and finished second in the standings.It was an improbable showing that defied NASCARs desire to put a greater emphasis on winning.Newman again went winless last year, but again threatened to advance deep into the playoffs. He was ultimately knocked out after the second round of eliminations and he finished 11th in the final standings.Hes been on the Chase bubble before, and in 2013 had to win the race at Richmond to make the Chase. 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Hawthorn star Jarryd Roughead has declared himself cancer free and is back in full training for an AFL comeback.Roughead said on Tuesday that his body had made a complete response to treatment for melanoma.But the four-time premiership star is putting no timeline on when he might return to the AFL, noting he has not played at any level since the 2015 grand final win.I am - Im cancer free and thats what you wanted to hear, he told the club website.Its a pretty good feeling.Ive had a complete response from the treatment so far and he (Rougheads doctor) has given me the all-clear to get back into living normal life.(I can) get back to doing things that I want, which is playing footy and living my life, which is what the plan was from the start.It reassures me that things are all good and we can get back to normal life.Roughead explained that all traces of the cancer were now gone from his body.A complete response means that the lumps are gone and the tumours have gone.So what were saying is that the drugs that I had have worked and killed off everything.But he remains cautious, saying he must look after his immune system.Roughead trained on Monday morning as the Hawks returned for their pre-season and he received the good news later that aftternoon.ddddddddddddThe ruck-forward had a melanoma cut from his lip last year and in May tests showed the cancer had spread to his lungs.Roughead already was out of action for the first half of this season because of a knee injury.He had to undergo debilitating immunotherapy treatment.Roughead will continue to have checks every three months, but said that was only as a precaution.After the last one with my lip, we knew we had surveillance and checkups and thats what got this one in the first place, he said.So its not as if Im going back to see if Ive still got it, its what is part of the deal now.That will go on for a couple of years and then obviously extend the longer we go.He said he had no idea how long it would take to be ready for an AFL return.I dont think you can put a timeline on it straight away, he said.Were on the right road and right path to hopefully playing footy again.Roughead noted he had not been able to train for six or seven months.I havent been able to hit some bodies and have a muck around on the field - thats as much a release as it is a job, he said.Im pretty much starting from scratch. 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