Earlier this week, NASCAR issued substantial penalties to the three groups concerned in what collection officers deemed to be a type of race manipulation — the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet of Ross Chastain, and the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota of Bubba Wallace. Crew chiefs, spotters, and key executives had been suspended for one week. Every crew and driver had been docked 50 factors, and fined $200,000 (100k for the crew and 100k for the motive force).
Initially, all three groups made it clear that they supposed to enchantment the penalties. 23XI, who can also be combating for the Cup title this weekend with Tyler Reddick, shortly determined to withdraw their enchantment. However each Chevrolet groups concerned moved ahead. Nonetheless, after Trackhouse misplaced their enchantment on Thursday night, RCR misplaced their very own.
Those that heard the case from Trackhouse: Kelly Housby, Lyn St. James, and Steve York. Trackhouse won’t enchantment the penalty any additional.
The appeals panel launched the next assertion to clarify their resolution: “We really feel in one of the best curiosity of racing and to guard the integrity of the game, it was applicable to uphold and affirm NASCAR’s resolution with regard to the NASCAR rule 4.4, trying to control the result of the race.”
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