Final week, William Byron’s No. 24 and Alex Bowman’s No. 48 had been handed L1-level penalties after the automobiles had been taken again to the R&D Heart for additional inspection..
They had been every docked 60 driver factors and 5 playoff factors, and the interim crew chiefs had been hit with two-week suspensions. There have been additionally fines totaling $150,000. The lack of factors price Bowman the championship lead.
The Hendrick group launched the next assertion on Monday: “As a result of we can be greatest served by devoting our time and assets to competing every weekend, our group is not going to pursue an enchantment of penalties issued on April 6. The realm of the race automobiles NASCAR centered on just isn’t associated to our efficiency on the observe.”
HMS had just lately gained an enchantment the place 100-point penalties for every of their 4 groups had been fully rescinded. Fines and suspensions had been upheld, nonetheless. This was finished regardless of the panel concluding that the group did violate the rulebook.
NASCAR has since up to date the appeals course of, making that now not doable. Penalties can solely be erased if the panel finds a group to now have violated any guidelines.
