NASCAR has issued written warnings to three teams for failing inspection during last weekend’s Sprint Cup Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The No. 19 Toyota team (Joe Gibbs Racing) for driver Carl Edwards and the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota team of driver Martin Truex Jr. received written warnings for failing template inspection twice during pre-qualifying inspection Friday.
The No. 31 Chevrolet team (Richard Childress Racing) with driver Ryan Newman failed the Laser Inspection Station (LIS) twice during pre-race inspection conducted Sunday.
Vehicles that fail pre-qualifying or pre-race inspection twice receive a written warning. Those that fail three times receive a 15-minute practice penalty at the following event.
Upon receiving a fourth warning from NASCAR, a team forfeits its opportunity for pit stall selection at that weekend’s event — if the fourth warning is issued prior to pit selection. If the fourth warning is issued after pit selection, the loss of pit selection would be assessed at the next event.
Once a team has forfeited its pit selection as a result of a fourth warning, its total is reset to zero.
Eleven teams have received written warnings through this year’s first three Sprint Cup Series events. No Sprint Cup Series team has received more than one warning thus far.
In addition to the warnings, crewmember Christopher Jamieson has been indefinitely suspended for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.