NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway on June 6th.
#42-Kyle Larson was given a P3 penalty for violations of Sections 12-1; 10.11.3.4 a; 12.5.3.4.1 p [Lug nut(s) not properly installed]. Crew chief (Chad Johnston) has been fined $20,000, suspended from all NASCAR Series Championship Points Events through June 15 and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. The violation was found during post-race inspection.
The following warnings were issued:
#7-Regan Smith (4), & #83-DiBenedetto (2) failed laser inspection twice in pre-race inspection. The teams were given written warnings
#1-McMurray (1) Failed template inspection twice in pre-race inspection. The team was given a written warning.
#43-Almirola (1) failed laser inspection twice in pre-qualifying inspection. The team was given a written warning.
#10-Patrick (1) & #95-Dillon (2) failed template inspection twice in pre-qualifying inspection. The teams were given written warnings.
()-Total current warnings
See the Pocono Post-Event Penalty & Warning Report (pdf) for more.
