NASCAR penalty report from Richmond Raceway
Over the weekend, Richmond Raceway hosted the latest round of the NASCAR schedule. The Ridgeway, Virginia short track welcomed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series on the ticket.
View the full 2019 Richmond Raceway penalty report below.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of NASCAR inspection failures for tonight’s event at Richmond Raceway
Update: 8 cars fails inspection on the first pass; Multiple cars fail multiple attempts to pass pre-race/post-qualifying inspection; Three crew members ejected.
Yesterday, Richmomd Raceway hosted NASCAR qualifying. However, this is an impound race which places inspection the day after qualifying.
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report from Bristol Motor Speedway
Last weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series rolled into Bristol, Tennessee. Bristol Motor Speedway, the 0.533-mile short track saw race wins from Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell.
View the full 2019 Bristol Motor Speedway penalty report below.
Read MoreAustin Wayne Self has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR; Race team comments
23-year-old, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver Austin Wayne Self has been suspended indefinitely. The driver failed a random drug screening issued by NASCAR.
Self is in violation of Sections 12.1 & 19 in the NASCAR rule book.
Read MoreNational Motorsports Appeals Panel adjusts ruling
Last week, Jeffrey W. Merritt was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR.
Section 2.11.a: “Any NASCAR Member charged with any violation of the law (misdemeanor and/or felony) shall notify NASCAR … prior to the next scheduled Event or within 72 hours of being so charged,
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report from Martinsville Speedway
The 0.526-mile oval of Martinsville Speedway hosted the most recent NASCAR race weekend. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Truck Series took the green flag.
View the full 2019 Martinsville Speedway penalty report below.
Kyle Busch was the race winner in the NASCAR Truck Series event.
Read MoreNew NASCAR qualifying penalties and procedures added; It was announced via a memo issued to the teams
NASCAR has announced qualifying changes. They will be in place for all three of the national series starting this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Two weeks ago, Auto Club Speedway say a waiting game at the end of pit road in the final round of qualifying.
Read MoreThe appeals panel has upheld the L6 NASCAR penalty to Ty Gibbs, Todd Gilliland with adjustments
16-year-old racing driver Ty Gibbs is the grandson of NASCAR Cup Series team owner Joe Gibbs. He’s in the Toyota Driver Development with a bright future ahead.
During the off-season, he ran a test session with DGR Crosley Racing.
Read MoreBloomquist comments on the suspension, fine and probation he received for the driver swap at East Bay Raceway Park
Bloomquist: “When the plan is to run two laps, I don’t see what the harm was. No harm, no foul, what the hell?”
On Tuesday, February 5 the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was in their second night at East Bay Raceway Park.
Read MoreLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series penalizes Scott Bloomquist at East Bay Raceway Park
On Tuesday night, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series dropped the green on the second night of racing at East Bay Raceway Park.
Scott Bloomquist qualified 13th in Group A on Tuesday. He then finished 7th in his heat race which relegated him to the B-Main.
Read MoreTy Gibbs, Todd Gilliland and Chad Walter suspended; Team has appealed the penalty; Statements issued by all parties
DGR Crosley Racing: “We strongly believe that we did not violate any rules and will therefore appeal the penalty immediately.”
DGR Crosley Racing are the defending champions of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series east division.
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 MoreNASCAR penalty report for Homestead-Miami Speedway
Over the weekend, the 2018 NASCAR season came to a close. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Truck Series all hosted their championship race. Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the events in Homestead, Florida.
View the full 2018 Homestead penalty report below.
Read MoreHow much does the driver have a say in what’s pushed as far as the limit of the NASCAR rule book?
Kurt Busch was -25 points on the cutoff line after Texas Motor Speedway. Following the penalty that was issued to Kevin Harvick, Busch was only -3.
“It’s like we won two stages without even firing up the engine on our car,”
Read MoreThe NASCAR penalty report from ISM Raceway has been released
The NASCAR weekend at ISM Raceway featured three divisions of racing. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
View the full 2018 ISM Raceway penalty report below.
Two penalties have been issued following the race weekend in Phoenix,
Read MoreYou ask, ‘Why don’t they disqualify cars after they fail inspection?’ Well, for 2019 NASCAR might start doing just that…
NASCAR issues a spec spoiler and a spec rear deck lid to NASCAR teams. Harvick’s rear deck lid did not meet the specs set out by the rule book.
The team either modified the spec pieces.
Read MoreThe competition director for Stewart-Haas Racing offered comments on Kevin Harvick’s rear spoiler penalty; Talks NASCAR inspection
Following last week’s win at Texas Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick failed the post-race inspection at the NASCAR R&D Center. The rear spoiler was skewed to the right about a 1/4″.
NASCAR didn’t release the exact amount that Harvick’s spoiler was ruled illegal.
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