NASCAR officials handed down L1-level penalties Friday to four teams in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for technical violations discovered in opening-day inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR deducted 10 championship points in both the driver and team owner standings for the following teams:
- No. 13 ThorSport Racing Ford for driver Johnny Sauter
- No. 26 GMS Racing Chevrolet for driver Tyler Ankrum
- No. 88 ThorSport Racing Ford for driver Matt Crafton
- No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford for driver Grant Enfinger
All four trucks were found with the same infraction in Sections 20.9.3.2 in the NASCAR Rule Book, which pertains to the engine oil reservoir tank. The four teams specifically violated portion 20:20 of the rule: “Aerodynamic panels not permitted/engine oil reservoir tank mounting brackets/supports.“
The series is scheduled for the second of 23 races this season with Friday night’s Strat 200 (9 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM). The event is set for 134 laps (201 miles) on the 1.5-mile Las Vegas track.