NASCAR penalty pending for Kyle Busch

More lug nut penalties pending for Joe Gibbs Racing

NASCAR officials announced Saturday night that the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota for driver Kyle Busch was found with one unsecured lug nut in a post-race check at Kentucky Speedway.

Official penalties are still pending announcement.

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Kyle Busch Lug Nut
SPARTA, KY – JULY 08: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Snickers Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 8, 2017 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Busch, the Coors Light Pole winner, led 112 laps and finished fifth behind Quaker State 400 winner Martin Truex Jr.

Saturday’s event was the first race back atop the pit box for No. 18 crew chief Adam Stevens, who joined two crew members in serving a four-race suspension for a tire coming off Busch’s car last month at Dover International Speedway.

Related: Dover NASCAR Penalties

Under the guidelines in the 2017 NASCAR Rule Book, a $10,000 fine would be the suggested penalty for Saturday’s single lug-nut infraction.

No official penalties have been announced. Those will likely be announced on Tuesday.

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