NASCAR Delivers Weekend Racing Penalties And Fines

NASCAR has laid down a series of penalties and fines stemming from various races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its surrounding venues last weekend. The disclosure made on Wednesday comes with some specific financial repercussions for team members but notably leaves drivers of the Brickyard 400 untarnished.

During the Xfinity Series’ Pennzoil 250, Andy Street, the crew chief for the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, encountered a setback with a lug nut issue that was not safe or secure, resulting in a $5,000 fine. This isn’t a new scenario for Street, who faced a similar penalty last month at Sonoma and earlier at Charlotte, where driver Austin Hill was also fined and points were deducted for an unrelated incident.

In another series of penalties from the weekend, Blake Bainbridge and Tyler Young, crew chiefs for the No. 43 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet and the No. 46 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet respectively, were each fined $2,500. These fines were also for unsecured lug nuts discovered after the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series TSport 200 held at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Interestingly, the main event of the weekend, the Brickyard 400 at the prestigious Indianapolis Motor Speedway saw no penalties issued. The event, integral to the NASCAR schedule, was conducted without any post-race punitive measures, which is a notable divergence from the other races of the weekend.

2024 Brickyard 400 Results

1. Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet)
2. Tyler Reddick (23XI Racing, Toyota)
3. Ryan Blaney (Team Penske, Ford)
4. Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota)
5. Bubba Wallace (23XI Racing, Toyota)
6. Todd Gilliland (Front Row Motorsports, Ford)
7. Austin Cindric (Team Penske, Ford)
8. Daniel Suarez (Trackhouse Racing, Chevrolet)
9. Noah Gragson (Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford)
10. Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet)
11. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet)
12. Carson Hocevar (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
13. Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet)
14. Corey LaJoie (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
15. Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing, Chevrolet)
16. Michael McDowell (Front Row Motorsports, Ford)
17. Zane Smith (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
18. Cody Ware (Rick Ware Racing, Ford)
19. Ty Dillon (Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet)
20. Justin Haley (Rick Ware Racing, Ford)
21. Brad Keselowski (RFK Racing, Ford)
22. Chris Buescher (RFK Racing, Ford)
23. Ty Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota)
24. Chase Briscoe (Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford)
25. Kyle Busch (Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet)
26. Ryan Preece (Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford)
27. Martin Truex, Jr. (Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota)
28. Erik Jones (LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, Toyota)
29. John Hunter Nemechek (LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, Toyota)
30. Daniel Hemric (Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet)
31. Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet)
32. Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota)
33. Jimmie Johnson (LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, Toyota)
34. Joey Logano (Team Penske, Ford)
35. Josh Berry (Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford)
36. Harrison Burton (Wood Brothers Racing, Ford)
37. AJ Allmendinger (Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet)
38. William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet)
39. BJ McLeod (MBM Motorsports, Ford)