UPDATE: The National Motorsports Appeals Panel today heard and considered an appeal of a disqualification issued on October 5, 2024 to driver Sam Mayer and owner LW Miller in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
The penalty concerns the following sections of the 2024 NASCAR Rule Book for the owner and driver: Sections 14.17.3.2.2.2.A Post-Qualifying and Post-Race Rear Body Inspection Heights. The penalty issued was a race disqualification.
Upon hearing the testimony, the decisions of the National Motorsports Appeals Panel are:
- That the Appellants violated the Rule(s) set forth in the Penalty Notice.
- That the Panel upholds the original Penalty assessed by NASCAR.
In reaching the above decision, the panel provided the following explanation: “The panel found that NASCAR used standard inspection procedures at Talladega Superspeedway on October 5, 2024, on the #1 NXS car and found Rule 14.17.3.2.2.2 in violation.”
The Appeals Panel members for this hearing:
- Mr. Dixon Johnston
- Mr. Bill Mullis
- Ms. Shawna Robinson
As this is a Race Disqualification Appeal, pursuant to Section 11.25.f, the decision of the Panelists will be considered final and there is no ability to appeal the decision to the next level.
— NASCAR —
ORIGINAL POST 10-7-2024: JR Motorsports will appeal Sam Mayer’s disqualification from last weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Following the United Rentals 250, the No. 1 car failed the post-race ride height requirement, with it being too low. The disqualification dropped Mayer from 16th in the finishing order to 38th, earning a single point.
The appeal has been expedited and will take place before this weekend’s Round of 12 elimination race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) October 7, 2024