Katherine Legge and Ross Chastain’s groups each obtained NASCAR penalties following a busy Coca-Cola 600 weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
NASCAR confirmed separate punishments for Reside Quick Motorsports and JR Motorsports after post-race inspections uncovered points involving a dislodged wheel and unfastened lug nuts.
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The penalties arrived after one of many busiest weekends in American motorsport, with Legge trying the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 double whereas Chastain competed in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Collection race at Charlotte.
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Katherine Legge’s Reside Quick Motorsports group obtained suspensions
Legge and Reside Quick Motorsports suffered a wheel through the Coca-Cola 600 after the difficulty occurred on Lap 204 of Sunday’s race.
NASCAR cited part 8.8.10.4a of the NASCAR Rule Guide whereas issuing the penalties.
As a part of the punishment, jack man Ian Schultz and tire changer Deiontae Jones have each been suspended for the following two races at Nashville and Michigan.
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Reside Quick Motorsports was not tentatively scheduled to compete in both occasion.
The penalty added to a tough weekend for Legge after trying certainly one of motorsport’s hardest challenges by competing in each the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the identical day.
Ross Chastain and JR Motorsports had been additionally penalised
Ross Chastain and the JR Motorsports No. 9 group had been additionally penalised following Saturday evening’s NASCAR Xfinity Collection race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Submit-race inspection procedures discovered two lacking or unfastened lug nuts on the automobile. The violation fell below sections 8.8.10.4a and 10.5.2.5g of the NASCAR Rule Guide. JR Motorsports obtained a $5,000 wonderful because of the infraction.
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The penalties capped one other dramatic Charlotte weekend, with NASCAR officers issuing sanctions shortly after one of many busiest race weekends of the season.
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