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National Motorsports Appeals Panel upholds L1 penalty against RCR's No.3 entry
The National Motorsports Appeals Panel has upheld the L1 penalty issued to the No. 3 team of Richard Childress Racing.
Austin Dillon’s team was penalized for an underwing infraction after the Martinsville Speedway race last month. The violation was found when Dillon’s car was selected for further inspection at the NASCAR R&D Center.
The appeal was heard Tuesday. The penalty that has been upheld was the loss of 60 championship driver and owner points, five playoff points, a two-race suspension to crew chief Keith Rodden as well as a $75,000 fine.
“As submitted the nuts are not a thread locking device – they are connected and part of the turn buckle,” a statement from the National Motorsports Appeals Panel read. “The nuts do not lock the assembly. Therefore, the assembly has been modified.”
Those who served on the panel were J. Kirk Russell, Lake Sped, and Kevin Whitaker.
Rodden served his suspension during the events at Talladega Superspeedway and Dover Motor Speedway. Dillon is 31st in the standings.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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