The three-person National Motorsports Appeals Panel amended part of the penalty to Chris Buescher’s RFK Racing team after the appeal was heard on Wednesday.Buescher and the team were initially docked 60 driver and owner points after the car was taken the NASCAR R&D Center for a teardown inspection after the...

Joe Gibbs Racing has won its appeal of the February penalty handed to the No. 19 team of Chase Briscoe for modification of a single-source supplied part (the spoiler) following the Daytona 500.The appeal was heard Wednesday in front of the three-person National Motorsports Appeals Panel. Those who heard the...

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 has made multiple updates to its rulebook after a string of penalties and appeals from NASCAR Cup Series teams.Among the most significant is under sections 11.10.1 and 11.10.2 Finding of Fact/Penalty Review.Under section 11.20.1, the updated language reads, “If a Penalty is modified, it may be increased or decreased...

Kaulig Racing had its L2 penalty amended on Wednesday by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel with a reduction of the point penalty.The appeals panel ruled that Kaulig Racing and the No. 31 team violated the rules with a modified hood louver but amended the penalty from 100 driver and owner...

A week after Hendrick Motorsports had its L2 penalty amended by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel, two more appeals will be heard this week.Wednesday, Kaulig Racing appeals its L2 penalty for a modified hood louver. After qualifying at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR officials confiscated the hood louvers off the No. 31...

Jeremy Clements has been reinstated to NASCAR Xfinity playoffs eligibility after the National Motorsport Appeals Panel upheld his appeal against penalties issued for a technical violation at the end of August.Clements, along with the No.51 Chevrolet team's owner Tony Clements and crew chief Mark Setzer, were issued an L2 penalty...

Paul Wolfe will not be at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend as he serves the second of a three-race suspension after Team Penske withdrew its request to deter his suspension until its final appeal is heard.A Team Penske spokesperson confirmed to RACER engineer Brian Wilson will oversee Brad Keselowski's No. 2...

Michael Waltrip Racing's appeal of the penalties issued to Clint Bowyer and his NASCAR crew at Chicagoland has been rejected.Bowyer was penalised 25 points, with his team picking up the same punishment along with a $75,000 fine, plus a three-month suspension and six months' probation for crew chief Billy Scott,...