SHR team will get last pit stall selection at Pocono
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LONG POND, Pa. — Crew chief Rodney Childers indicated Friday at Pocono Raceway that his Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 team would not appeal P1 penalties issued Wednesday by NASCAR.
As a result, the organization will receive the last choice of pit stalls for reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick after Coors Light Pole Qualifying for Sunday’s Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 (1 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM) at Pocono Raceway.
The SHR team was assessed written warnings in consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events — for non-conforming tail pipes at Dover International Speedway last weekend and for multiple trips through the inspection line the previous week at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The accumulation of warnings prompted NASCAR to issue a P1-grade punishment this week.
Hendrick Motorsports‘ No. 48 team for driver Jimmie Johnson received a similar P1 penalty May 26 for multiple warnings. The team indicated it would appeal before last weekend’s race at Dover. That appeal is scheduled to be heard Tuesday at the NASCAR Research & Development Center in Concord, North Carolina.