NASCAR 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 MoreNASCAR penalty report released from this past weekend at Martinsville Speedway in October 2018
Over the weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Truck Series took to the track at Martinsville Speedway. On Wednesday morning, the NASCAR penalty report was released.
View the full 2018 Martinsville Speedway penalty report below.
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report for The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway in September 2018
Over the weekend, the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted the weekend’s event. The Charlotte, North Carolina track welcomed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series divisions.
View the 2018 Roval penalty report below.
Read MoreBoth race winning teams from Richmond Raceway have been hit with a fine
The NASCAR penalty report has been released following the race weekend at Richmond Raceway – Two teams penalized following Richmond Raceway
Two teams have been hit with a fine following Richmond Raceway. Both teams are from the same organization,
Read MoreTwo teams penalized following the NASCAR weekend at Kentucky Speedway in July 2018
Two teams have been penalized for lug nut violations following last weekend’s tripleheader race weekend at Kentucky Speedway.
In the Xfinity Series, the No. 22 Team Penske team was penalized per Sections 10.9.10.4 for lug nut(s) not properly installed.
Read MoreNASCAR penalties announced from Chicagoland Speedway
Two teams fined $10,000; 1 team fined $5,000
The Nos. 2 and 11 teams in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series incurred safety violations following the racing action last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Both cars were found to have one lug nut not properly installed in post-race inspection.
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report from Bristol Motor Speedway in April 2018
Here’s the penalty report from post-race inspection following Bristol Motor Speedway. Only one NACSAR team was found in violation following the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series double-header weekend in Bristol, TN.
Despite multiple lug nut issues during the race,
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report from Homestead-Miami Speedway
Two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams and one XFINITY Series team were assessed penalties following season-ending races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, according to the NASCAR penalty report released Tuesday.
View the full Homestead penalty report below.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
According to sections 10.9.10.4 of the NASCAR Rule Book,
Read MoreTwo NASCAR Xfinity Series team penalized following Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR penalized two teams in the XFINITY Series on Wednesday following the Ticket Galaxy 200 on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.
Both the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, driven by Christopher Bell, and the No. 22 Team Penske Ford,
Read More50% of the MENCS races included a lug nut penalty
Only 8 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races included mechanical penalties. 9 penalties were issued in total.
That means in only 23.5% of the races NASCAR found something illegal after post-race inspection. That data included the 34 regular season points races so far in 2017.
Read MoreNASCAR Penalties: Martinsville Speedway
Following Martinsville Speedway, multiple teams have been assessed a penalty.
Most notably Clint Bowyer in the MENCS. Stewart-Haas Racing failed to mount the proper TV camera.
Clint Bowyer
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR competition officials announced penalties Wednesday from last weekend’s events at Martinsville Speedway,
Read MoreTwo teams hit with fines following Kansas Speedway
The Nos. 22 and 19 teams in the NASCAR XFINITY Series received penalties for lug nuts not properly installed following Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway.
Crew chiefs Greg Erwin (No. 22 team) and Dave Rogers (No. 19) each were fined $5,000 when their cars were found with one unsecured lug nut in post-race inspection.
Read MoreNASCAR is considering a way of leveling the pit stop playing field
NASCAR is always looking for ways to level the playing field. That isn’t always related to the cars themselves.
It’s rumored that NASCAR is looking to level the speed of pit stops. How would they do that exactly?
Read MoreCharlotte NASCAR Penalties
NASCAR announced penalties Wednesday from last weekend’s national-series doubleheader at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
View the penalties for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series below:
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Daniel Suarez: The Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19 Toyota team for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rookie Daniel Suarez was found with one lug nut unsecured after Sunday’s Bank of America 500.
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report from Dover International Speedway
NASCAR announced penalties on Tuesday following last weekend’s events at Dover International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Among them were citations against two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams for unsecured lug nuts and suspensions for a NASCAR XFINITY Series team for loss of added ballast.
Read MoreNASCAR penalties issued after New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Kentucky Speedway
NASCAR issued penalties Tuesday for technical violations from last weekend’s national series events, including a lug-nut infraction by the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Additionally, L1-grade penalties were issued after Saturday’s events in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Read More2017 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.
Related: Dale Earnhardt Jr explains loose lug nuts
“We’ll work through that,” Earnhardt said on his Periscope after the race.
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