AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR officials penalized the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team Friday morning for violations found during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pre-race technical inspection at Phoenix Raceway.
Competition officials found the FRM team made an unapproved modification to the No. 34 Ford for driver Layne Riggs, adding a panel to the oil tank “that closes off the area between it and the floorboard.”
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Officials ejected No. 34 crew chief Dylan Cappello for the rest of the race weekend. Riggs will drop to the rear of the field before the start of Friday’s season finale (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, NASCAR Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), and he will be required to serve a pass-through penalty on pit road after the green flag. He also will be required to participate in Craftsman Truck Series qualifying.
Riggs was eliminated from the Truck Series Playoffs after last weekend’s Round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway. The final championship-eligible driver spot was decided by a tiebreaker with Riggs and Kaden Honeycutt, who will compete for the series championship Friday against Corey Heim, Tyler Ankrum and defending champ Ty Majeski. Riggs is no longer eligible for the driver’s championship, but his truck remains eligible for the Owner’s Championship.