Chip Ganassi Racing officials announced Thursday that the team would appeal the L1-level penalty issued to the No. 42 team following last weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.
“After reviewing the penalty, the rule and the procedure that we used during the race in Talladega, we feel strongly that we did nothing wrong,” a team statement read. “Subsequently, we have decided to appeal the penalty. Despite going through the appeal process, we will do everything in our power to keep our team focused on the race this weekend in Kansas and the balance of the season.”
Three members of the independent National Motorsports Appeals Panel will hear the appeal Friday at 8:30 a.m. local time at Kansas Speedway.
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According to Wednesday’s penalty report, the team was ruled to be in violation of Section 10.9.9.d of the NASCAR Rule Book, which covers the Damaged Vehicle Policy and mechanical repair. That rule states that regardless of how damage to a car occurs, the team only is permitted to reattach original body parts of the car to their original locations with fasteners and/or tape only.
As part of the penalty, the team lost 10 driver and 10 owner points. Crew chief Chad Johnston was fined $25,000 and car chief David Bryant was suspended from the next Monster Energy Series event this weekend at Kansas Speedway, pending the appeal. The car chief’s suspension will be deferred until the appeal is completed, however.
The points penalty dropped Kyle Larson to 36 points below the cutoff line heading into the Round of 12 finale at Kansas Speedway.