NASCAR officials issued pit-crew suspensions Wednesday to two Cup Series teams for detached wheels during last Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet team and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota crew each had wheels that became unfastened during Sunday’s Pennzoil 400. The safety violations — under Sections 8.8.10.4.A & C in the NASCAR Rule Book — resulted in two-race suspensions for two over-the-wall crew members from each team, starting with this weekend’s event at Homestead-Miami Speedway (3 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and continuing through the March 30 race at Martinsville Speedway.
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Crew members sidelined for the next two Cup Series races are:
- No. 8: Dylan Moser (jack) and Shiloh Windsor (rear-tire changer)
- No. 19: Caleb Dirks (jack) and Daniel Smith (rear-tire changer)
Competition officials also issued a handful of fines to four Xfinity Series teams and one in the Craftsman Truck Series for unsecured lug nuts that were discovered in post-race checks at Las Vegas.
Four Xfinity teams were fined $5,000 each for having one unfastened lug after Saturday’s The Liuna event:
- No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
- No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
One Craftsman Truck Series team was fined $2,500 for the same infraction after Friday’s Ecosave 200:
- No. 07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR officials also issued suspensions to two crew members for violations of the sport’s Substance Abuse Policy. Suspended indefinitely were Josiah Wright, recently listed on NASCAR team rosters as rear tire-changer for RFK Racing’s No. 6 Ford team in the Cup Series, and Corbin Sklener, listed on season-opening rosters as a tire carrier for GK Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series and jackman for Mike Harmon Racing in the Xfinity Series.
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