KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - SEPTEMBER 09: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 09, 2023 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - SEPTEMBER 09: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 09, 2023 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Las Vegas penalties: two crew members from No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing team suspended for loose wheel

Two crew members from Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 Toyota team for rookie Ty Gibbs were issued suspensions Tuesday after a wheel detached from the car during last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Gibbs and the No. 54 team were penalized on Lap 216 of the 267-lap South Point 400, shortly after his scrape of the Turn 2 wall forced the race’s seventh caution period. The right-front wheel came off as he limped through Turns 3 and 4, and Gibbs was held for two laps on pit road.

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