Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford for Personnel Penske, became fined $10,000 for utilizing racing gloves that were not SFI licensed. NASCAR declined to assess any aspects penalty to the driving force or his group.
For the length of pre-race inspection Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Logano became came upon to thrill in gloves that had been altered, doubtlessly for a competitive back.
Murky webbing had been added between the left glove’s thumb and index finger and Logano could perhaps also very successfully be considered inserting his left hand in opposition to the window netting for the length of his qualifying lap on Saturday.
Logano – who had licensed second – needed to begin Sunday’s race from the rear of the sector and needed to back a pressure through penalty on pit road once he took the green flag.
Some video of Logano’s qualifying lap at Atlanta and dialogue of the utilization of his gloves is included in the Fox Sports clip under:
Additionally on the Cup side, two Stewart-Haas Racing teams – the No. 10 of Noah Gragson and No. 41 of Ryan Preece – were both penalized for unapproved roof air deflectors on their respective autos.
NASCAR inspectors confiscated the deflectors for the length of opening-day inspection on Friday.
Both teams and drivers were stripped of 35 aspects. The penalty leaves Gragson with -6 aspects after the first two races of the season and Preece with zero.
A spokesman for SHR said the organization had no comment and had not determined whether to appeal.
Ryan Preece, Stewart Haas Racing, HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang, Noah Gragson, Stewart Haas Racing, Murky Rifle Coffee / Ranger Boats Ford Mustang
Photo by: Gavin Baker / NKP / Motorsport Pictures
Within the Xfinity Series, Jason Miller, crew chief for driver J.J. Yeley in final Saturday’s race, has been suspended for two races (through Phoenix) for his involvement in a bodily war of phrases with driver Kyle Weatherman.
Weatherman and Yeley made contact in the race, which resulted in a trot by Yeley. In a video posted on YouTube, Miller is considered confronting Weatherman after which grabbing him by his throat as he stood by his automobile after the match.
Additionally, crew chief Seth Chavka became fined $5,000 for an improperly connected lug nut on Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 19 Toyota after the race.
