Kentucky submit-flee penalties announced

NASCAR issued penalties Tuesday to 2 Xfinity Series teams and three Gander RV & Outside Truck Series teams for infractions all the procedure by final week’s events at Kentucky Speedway, including a behavioral penalty for a violation of COVID-19 safety protocols.

Tony Clements, head of the family-owned No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing group, turned into fined $10,000 for his actions final weekend. NASCAR’s penalty declare necessary that the elder Clements turned into cited for “non-compliance with important personnel/group match roster suggestions.” These violations fall below Allotment 12.8.1.b. bearing on to COVID-19 match protocol guidelines and instructions, and Allotment 7.7.2.j., which issues group match roster suggestions and guidelines.

Additionally in the Xfinity Series, the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota group turned into penalized for having one lug nut now not safely secured in a submit-flee check after Friday’s flee. Crew chief Dave Rogers, who’s guiding rookie Riley Herbst, turned into fined $5,000.

One the Gander Autos facet, three teams were tagged with L1-stage penalties for triangular filler panels come the bed duvet that did now not meet NASCAR rule specifications (Allotment 20.41.12.2) at Kentucky. Each and each group turned into docked 10 aspects in both the drivers’ and group homeowners’ standings.