Richard Childress Racing had its appeal largely upheld Wednesday by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel.The penalty was upheld regarding Austin Dillon’s victory at Richmond Raceway not counting toward NASCAR Cup Series postseason eligibility. Dillon’s No. 3 team was also docked 25 points from both the driver and owner championship standings.Dillon...

NASCAR understood the importance of not only making a ruling, but making the correct one about Sunday night’s finish at Richmond Raceway, which is why it took three days to announce the penalties.“I want to apologize to [the fans] for this taking as long as it did,” NASCAR senior vice...