Five L1 penalties have been issued following the race weekend; Four members have been suspended
Last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series raced at Richmond Raceway in Virginia. Meanwhile, the NASCAR Truck Series raced at Texas Motor Speedway.
View the NASCAR penalty report below.
After each race, NASCAR selects cars at random to tear-down and fully inspect. After Richmond, the cars of Alex Bowman and William Byron were taken to the NASCAR R&D Center.
On Thursday, NASCAR announced penalties from Richmond Raceway. Both cars that were taken to the R&D Center have been issued a penalty.
Since the penalty announcement, Hendrick Motorsports issued the following statement, “We are reviewing the penalties issued today by NASCAR and will determine next steps following Sunday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.”
Richmond Raceway
Penalty Report
NASCAR Cup Series
Driver/Team: William Byron (No. 24)
Infraction Date: April 2, 2023
Penalty Level: L1
Infraction: Sections 14.1 D: Overall Assembled Vehicle Rules; 14.1.2.B: Engineering Change Log; 14.5.6.B: Greenhouse
Penalty: Crew chief (Brian Campe) has been fined $75,000 and suspended for the next two races. The team is handed a 60 owner points and 60 driver points. In addition to 5 playoff points penalty.
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Driver/Team: Alex Bowman (No. 48)
Infraction Date: April 2, 2023
Penalty Level: L1
Infraction: Sections 14.1 D: Overall Assembled Vehicle Rules; 14.1.2.B: Engineering Change Log; 14.5.6.B: Greenhouse
Penalty: Crew chief (Greg Ives) has been fined $75,000 and suspended for the next two races. The team is handed a 60 owner points and 60 driver points. In addition to 5 playoff points penalty.
Richmond Race Results: April 2, 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)
NCS Penalty Notes
14.1.D. Except in cases explicitly permitted in the NASCAR Rules, installation of additional components, repairs, deletions, and/or modifications to Next Gen Single Source Vendor-supplied parts and/or assemblies will not be permitted.
14.1.2B. All parts and assemblies must comply with the NASCAR Engineering Change Log.
14.5.6.B. The greenhouse may be modified to accommodate a windshield wiper motor where required; these modifications will be permitted for all racetracks. The greenhouse modification must conform to the following drawing:
Texas Motor Speedway
Penalty Report
NASCAR Truck Series
Driver/Team: Nick Sanchez (No. 2)
Infraction Date: April 1, 2023
Penalty Level: L1
Infraction: Sections 14.3.3.3.2.C: Engine Oil Reservoir Tank Encasement; 14.9.3.2 C & G: Engine Oil Reservoir Tank; 14.19.A : Assembled Vehicle Overall Rules
Penalty: The team is docked 10 owner and driver points.
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Driver/Team: Chase Purdy (No. 4)
Infraction Date: April 1, 2023
Penalty Level: L1
Infraction: Sections 14.3.3.3.2.C: Engine Oil Reservoir Tank Encasement; 14.9.3.2 C & G: Engine Oil Reservoir Tank; 14.19.A : Assembled Vehicle Overall Rules
Penalty: The team is docked 10 owner and driver points.
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Driver/Team: Jack Wood (No. 51)
Infraction Date: April 1, 2023
Penalty Level: L1
Infraction: Sections 14.3.3.3.2.C: Engine Oil Reservoir Tank Encasement; 14.9.3.2 C & G: Engine Oil Reservoir Tank; 14.19.A : Assembled Vehicle Overall Rules
Penalty: The team is docked 10 owner and driver points.
NCTS Penalty Notes
14.3.3.3.2.C: The entire perimeter of the bottom of the engine oil reservoir tank encasement must remain open.
14.9.3.2 C: Panels and/or boxes installed on the engine oil reservoir tank will not be permitted.
14.9.3.2 G: All engine oil reservoir tank mounting brackets/supports must be a minimum of 2.0 inches above the lowest point of the engine oil reservoir tank body.
Other Penalties
NASCAR Member: Jeff Shoaf
Infraction Date: April 6, 2023
Penalty Level: Behavioral
Infraction: Sections 14.1 & 10.1A
Penalty: Indefinite suspension from NASCAR.
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NASCAR Member: Ronnell Wilson
Infraction Date: April 6, 2023
Penalty Level: Behavioral
Infraction: Sections 14.1 & 10.1A
Penalty: Indefinite suspension from NASCAR.
