Chase Elliott says Kyle Busch ‘isn’t a guy that makes many mistakes’
On Wednesday night, the NASCAR Cup Series rolled into Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. It was the first Wednesday night appearance by the premier stock car division in over 30 years.
Denny Hamlin was leading in the closing laps of the event.
Read MoreKyle Busch owns up to ‘mistake’ in closing laps at Darlington Raceway
On Wednesday night, the NASCAR Cup Series returned to Darlington Raceway. It’s the second race back for the sport since the series of postponements began.
Tempers were raised in Darlington, South Carolina.
The green flag dropped with 29 laps to go.
Read MoreNASCAR driver indefinitely suspended; Driver offers explanation
Bristol Motor Speedway hosted the most recent round of the NASCAR schedule. The triple-header race weekend hosted the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
View the full Bristol Motor Speedway penalty report below.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series fines totaled $890,000 during the 2018 racing season
I’ve tallied up every 2018 NASCAR penalty and put them into a spreadsheet
20 L1 penalty violations and 28 loose lug nuts were discovered during the 2018 NASCAR season. In total, there were $890,000 in NASCAR fines handed out in 2018.
Read MoreThe motorhome of Chase Elliott was wrapped in toiler paper after his win at Watkins Glen International
Chase Elliott: “Oh, it’s going to be a hell of a night. I’m gonna go ahead and tell ya.”
Chase Elliott picked up his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Series win on Sunday at Watkins Glen International.
Read MoreChase Elliott #9 hit with L1 penalty and $50,000 fine after Texas Motor Speedway
The No. 9 team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from Hendrick Motorsports received an L1-level penalty for a violation found at the NASCAR R&D Center stemming from Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.
The team was found to have violated Sections 20.4.8.1 (dealing with rear window support).
Read MoreChase Elliott was in violation of rule 20.14.2 following the ISM Raceway inspection
Following ISM Raceway, Chase Elliott was with with an L1-penalty. The rear suspension of the #9 Hendrick Motorsports machine was in violation of the NASCAR rulebook.
20.14.2: Rear suspension and trailing arm angles/pinion angle shims must be flat.
Read MoreHendrick Motorsports has been fined $50,000; Other indefinite suspensions handed out
The No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series received an L1-level penalty for a rear suspension violation following last weekend’s race at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, NASCAR announced Wednesday evening.
Per the NASCAR penalty report,
Read More#24 crew chief calls for retaliation at Texas Motor Speedway
On Sunday, Denny Hamlin dumped Chase Elliott at Martinsville Speedway. The two spoke, on track, then to the press.
“Well, he said I wrecked him and obviously Ray Charles saw that,” Denny Hamlin says he took blame during the conversation with Elliott.
Read MoreChase Elliott rear spoiler penalty discussed by Larry McReynolds and Joey Logano
The #24 was bold at Chicagoland Speedway.
The team installed a piece of tape across the rear spoiler. During the post-race interview the crew, slickly removed the tape. It was caught on camera and brought to the attention of NASCAR.
Read MoreThe #24 crew was seen removing the tape during the post race interview
Today, NASCAR handed out their weekly round of penalties.
Watch the crew remove the spoiler tape in the post-race interview video below.
On the penalties list was Chase Elliott. He finished 2nd in the race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Read More2017 NASCAR Chicagoland Speedway penalties announced
NASCAR competition officials announced Tuesday that the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has been issued an L1-level penalty.
Related: NASCAR debuts new pre-race inspection station at Chicagoland
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Chase Elliott: During post-race inspection,
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