DARLINGTON, SC - SEPTEMBER 03: Denny Hamlin drives the #11 Sport Clips Toyota during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 3, 2017 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
Darlington NASCAR Penalties
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2017 Darlington Raceway NASCAR Penalties
Denny Hamlin received an L1 penalty in both the NASCAR Cup Series and again in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. As expected, Dale Earnhardt Jr has been handed a fine and large penalty after the Darlington Raceway event.
“We’ll work through that,” Earnhardt said on his Periscope after the race. “It doesn’t concern me about this team. This team can handle this type of stuff. Greg can handle it. He’s a tough guy. We’ll get through that. It happens.”
Below is the list of official Darlington NASCAR penalties handed out by NASCAR:
Darlington Penalties
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Denny Hamlin: NASCAR handed the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series an L1-level penalty following the race last weekend at Darlington Raceway for violating sections 20.14.2 (rear suspension) of the NASCAR Rule Book.
Crew chief Mike Wheeler was fined $50,000 and suspended for two races, the team was assessed with the loss of 25 owner points and 25 driver points, and Denny Hamlin’s first-place finish was ruled encumbered per Section 12.10.
Dale Earnhardt Jr: Also in the Monster Energy Series, the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team was handed a safety violation for lug nuts not properly installed following Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 22nd-place finish. Crew chief Greg Ives was fined $20,000 and suspended from the next race.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Denny Hamlin: the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team was handed an L1-level penalty for violating sections 20.14.2 (rear suspension). Crew chief Eric Phillips was fined $25,000 and suspended from two races, the team was assessed with the loss of 25 owner points, and Hamlin’s first-place finish was ruled encumbered.
Joey Logano: Also in the XFINITY Series, the No. 22 Team Penske team was given an L1-level penalty for violating sections 20.14.2 (rear suspension). Crew chief Greg Irwin was fined $25,000 and suspended from two races, the team was assessed with the loss of 25 owner points, and Joey Logano’s second-place finish was ruled encumbered.