The first suspension of the 2022 racing season was issued Tuesday following infractions in the season finale at Phoenix Raceway.Ben Beshore of Joe Gibbs Racing will be suspended for the Busch Light Clash at the L.A. Coliseum on Feb. 6 because two lug nuts were not secure on Kyle Busch’s...

Christopher Bell’s Toyota was found with two lug nuts not secure at the end of Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway, and it’ll cost him his crew chief.Adam Stevens faces a $20,000 and a one-week suspension for the infraction. Stevens will serve his suspension for the next NASCAR Cup Series race...

Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer will be without their crew chiefs in Saturday night’s playoff race at Richmond Raceway.Adam Stevens, of Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team, and Johnny Klausmeier, of Bowyer’s No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing team, will each serve a one-race suspension in addition to being fined $20,000....

NASCAR issued multiple penalties on Friday after its mid-week Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.Two crew chiefs have been fined $10,000 for unsecured lug nuts. Alan Gustafson of Chase Elliott's No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team was penalized for one unsecured lug nut on Elliott's car after a fifth-place finish Wednesday...

Three NASCAR crew chiefs have been fined for lug nut violations in last weekend's races at Fontana.In the NASCAR Cup Series, Randall Burnett and Mike Shiplett have each been fined $10,000. Burnett works with rookie Tyler Reddick at Richard Childress Racing, and the fine was a result from there being...

Multiple crew chiefs have been fined for lug nut violations in Las Vegas while Bayley Currey (pictured) has had his suspension lifted by NASCAR.After being suspended last month for violation of the substance abuse policy, Currey has completed the Road to Recovery Program and has been reinstated by NASCAR. Currey...

Five NASCAR crew chiefs have been fined after the Xfinity and Monster Energy Series races at Darlington Raceway. All were for unsecure lug nuts.Four crew chiefs were from the Cup Series with each fined $10,000. The cars of Chad Johnston (Kyle Larson and the No. 42 team), Greg Ives (Alex...

Jimmie Johnson did not face a penalty when his pit crew serviced the No. 48 Chevrolet outside the pit box Sunday afternoon as lug nuts are a safety issue.Under caution on Lap 280 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Johnson began to leave his pit when crew chief Chad Knaus told him...

Despite an explanation from NASCAR chairman Brian France, Tony Stewart remains somewhat puzzled over his $35,000 fine.The three-time Sprint Cup champion criticized NASCAR's decision to stop enforcing the number of lug nuts installed on each wheel during pit stops last week, indirectly questioning its commitment to safety. NASCAR responded with...

NASCAR Vice President of Competition Scott Miller announced that the sanctioning body will soon re-examine how it enforces the application of lugnuts during pit stops in the aftermath of a tumultuous week full of safety concerns from the Sprint Cup garage."Since the drivers are now questioning it, it's time for...