NASCAR on Tuesday suspended tire changer Keiston France and jackman Patrick Grey – who each serve on the pit crew of Cindric’s No. 2 Ford workforce – for the subsequent two races, this weekend at Darlington, S.C., and subsequent weekend’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
Each had been suspended and located in violation of “Security Sections 8.8.10.4.A & C: Loss or separation of an improperly put in tire/wheel from the car. Be aware: Lack of tire/wheel in the course of the occasion.”
Whereas operating simply inside the highest 20 in Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway, Cindric hit the wall and misplaced a wheel on Lap 108, which pressured NASCAR to place the race beneath warning.
Cindric was assessed a two-lap penalty on the time of the incident.
Had the incident taken place final 12 months, Cindric’s crew chief would have served a four-race suspension, however NASCAR altered the foundations for 2023 concerning unfastened wheel penalties.
Fellow Ford driver Chase Briscoe additionally had a wheel get unfastened throughout Sunday’s race, nevertheless it was on pit highway whereas the race was beneath warning. He was assessed a penalty for an uncontrolled tire and needed to restart from the rear of the sector.
Cindric, 24, who kicked off his rookie 12 months in 2022 by profitable the Daytona 500, has struggled in his sophomore season. He’s at the moment twenty first within the sequence standings with a pair of top-10 finishes within the first 12 races.
