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NASCAR gave the No. 47 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car of JTG Daugherty Racing an L1-level penalty for lug nuts not being properly installed following Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The violation is detailed in section 10.9.10.4 of the NASCAR Rule Book, and driver AJ Allmendinger’s 26th-place finish at Atlanta is encumbered, per section 12.10 of the NASCAR Rule Book.
As a result of the violation, crew chief Randall Burnett was fined $65,000 and suspended from the next three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points races, and the team was assessed with the loss of 35 driver points and 35 owner points. Veteran pit boss Ernie Cope will be on the pit box for the No. 47 team at Las Vegas.
XFINITY SERIES
NASCAR levied an L1-level penalty against the No. 18 XFINITY Series team of Joe Gibbs Racing coming out of Atlanta. The race-winning car of Kyle Busch did not meet post-race front body inspection heights, detailed in section 20.17.3.2.1.2 of the NASCAR Rule Book.
The victory was encumbered, stripping the playoff-point perks from the win for the No. 18 team. Crew chief Scott Graves was fined $10,000 and suspended from the next NASCAR XFINITY Series points race, and the team was penalized with the loss of 10 owner points. Matt Lucas will serve as the No. 18 team’s crew chief at Las Vegas this weekend.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
NASCAR handed out two penalties in the Camping World Truck Series following Atlanta. The No. 23 team for GMS Racing did not meet ground clearance inspection measurements following post-race inspection. The race finish was encumbered — Chase Elliott finished fifth in the event.
Crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz was fined $5,000 and suspended from the next Camping World Truck Series points race, and the team lost 10 owner points.
The No. 23 was also given a safety penalty due to improperly installed lug nuts. Stankiewicz was fined an additional $2,500.