Despite crew chiefs' record fines, suspensions, Hendrick's driver Byron allowed to keep Phoenix win and his place in NASCAR Cup Playoffs.
A voluntary inspection of Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets by NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway has apparently backfired on the organization, resulting in the stiffest penalties ever assessed by the sanctioning body.Every weekend, NASCAR conducts pre-qualifying, pre-race, and post-race inspections with different penalty levels for when infractions are discovered.
Thirty-five minutes after the garage opened on Friday and prior to on-track activity, NASCAR took hood louvers from the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets during a voluntary inspection. In a statement issued Wednesday, Hendrick Motorsports said NASCAR took possession of the louvers approximately four hours later with no prior communication.
With it being so early in the season, Byron is the only driver that will lose any significant amount of playoff points. Byron, who won two of the season’s first four races, now has three playoff points instead of 13. Larson possessed only one playoff point after the Phoenix race while the other Hendrick drivers as well as Kaulig Racing’s Haley had none.
Calling it a “strategic decision,” Hendrick stated it would not request deferral of personnel suspensions for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta. The hood louvers were taken from the Hendrick cars after Friday’s practice at Phoenix Raceway, while they were confiscated from the Kaulig car during pre-qualifying inspection.The other penalties assessed Wednesday involved Aric Almirola’s team and Denny Hamlin.
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