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September 19, 2018

No. 2 Xfinity car penalized after Las Vegas


Matt Tifft drives No. 2 Chevrolet at Las Vegas
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NASCAR penalized the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing team following Saturday’s Xfinity Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The vehicle failed pre-race inspection multiple times, violating Section 8.7.b of the NASCAR Rule Book. The No. 2 team has been deducted 10 driver points and 10 owner points.

No. 2 driver Matt Tifft finished 36th in Saturday’s Xfinity Series regular-season finale after being involved in an incident.

No Camping World Truck Series or Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams were penalized following their respective races at Las Vegas.