Cup Serie
#11 Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Racing)
Lug Nut
Chris Gabehart, crew chief, was fined $ 10,000 for an improperly installed lug nut.
#24 William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports)
Lug Nut
Chad Knaus, crew chief, was fined $ 10,000 for an improperly installed lug nut.
#6 & #17 (Roush Venway Racing)
L1 Penalty
The penalty report also notes L1-level penalties issued to both Roush Fenway Racing teams before Saturday’s opener. NASCAR officials confiscated the spoilers of both teams and deducted 20 points from both the team owners’ and drivers’ standings from both the No. 6 and No. 17 team, adding on $25,000 fines for each team. No additional penalties were announced Tuesday.
Truck Serie
#13 Johnny Sauter (ThorSport Racing)
L1 Penalty
Also noted was an L1-grade penalty served during pre-race inspection for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series to the ThorSport Racing No. 13 Ford team. The team and driver Johnny Sauter were each docked 10 points in their respective standings after the discovery of unapproved truck-bed side panels before their Friday race.
