The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team of Riley Herbst has been penalized following Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
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The L1 infraction stemmed from an improperly mounted ballast discovered during pre-race inspection at the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Along with a pass-through penalty served by Herbst following the green flag in the Wawa 250 powered by Coca-Cola, the team has been assessed a loss of 10 driver points and 10 owner points.
Herbst recovered to finish fourth in Friday night’s event, his third top five of the 2020 season.