Race winner Kevin Harvick has been fined; Penalties for all 3 series
NASCAR announced penalties on Wednesday for teams in all three of its national series. Wednesday’s penalty report is from the race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
MENCS: The No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driven by race-winner Kevin Harvick, received a safety violation for one unsecured lug nut in post-race inspection. Crew chief Rodney Childers was fined $10,000.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: The No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet and the No. 52 Means Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driven by John Hunter Nemechek and David Starr, respectively, received safety violations for having one unsecured lug nut in post-race inspection. Crew chiefs Mike Shiplett (No. 42) and Tim Brown (No. 52) were each fined $5,000.
NCWTS: The No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota, driven by Kyle Busch, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series received a safety violation for an improperly installed wheel. Busch lost his left rear tire on the track after exiting the team’s pit box.
Crew chief Marcus Richmond, rear tire changer Coleman Dollarhide and jackman Ernie Pierce each received a three-race suspension in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the violation.
Dollarhide and Pierce both pit for Stewart-Haas Racing in the Monster Energy Series, but their eligibility in that series is not affected. Dollarhide was listed as the rear changer for the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing team of Kurt Busch last week, with Pierce serving as jackman for the No. 14 of Clint Bowyer.
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