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Nine crew chiefs fined following Dover NASCAR weekend

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emailBy Kelly Crandall | August 25, 2020 2:14 PM

Nine crew chiefs were issued fines for having one lug nut not safe and secure on their race cars after a packed weekend at Dover International Speedway.

Six of the fines were issued for crew chiefs in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Chris Gabehart of Joe Gibbs Racing (Denny Hamlin’s team) and Justin Alexander of Richard Childress Racing (Austin Dillon’s team) were each fined $10,000. Both had one lug nut not secure on their vehicles following the Saturday race at Dover.

Gabehart and Hamlin dominated and won the Saturday race for their sixth victory of the season. Alexander and Dillon finished 15th.

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Those fined $10,000 each after the Sunday race were Paul Wolfe of Team Penske (Joey Logano’s team), Greg Erwin of Wood Brothers Racing (Matt DiBenedetto’s team), Chris Gayle of Joe Gibbs Racing (Erik Jones’s team), and Jason Ratcliff of Leavine Family Racing (Christopher Bell’s team).

Logano finished sixth. DiBenedetto was 17th with Jones finishing 22nd, and Bell 27th.

Three Xfinity Series crew chiefs were fined $5,000 for the same infraction.

Brian Wilson and Buddy Sisco were fined after the Saturday race. Wilson and driver Austin Cindric of Team Penske finished second. Sisco and Tommy Joe Martins finished 21st.

Dave Rogers was fined following the Sunday race. Rogers and Joe Gibbs Racing rookie Riley Herbst finished ninth.

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NASCAR crew chiefs fined for lug nut violations at Richmond

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emailBy Kelly Crandall | September 15, 2020 2:17 PM

NASCAR issued fines to four crew chiefs Tuesday afternoon for lug nut violations at Richmond Raceway.

Chris Gabehart and Todd Gordon each were fined $10,000 for having one lug nut not safe and secure on their vehicles in the NASCAR Cup Series. Gabehart finished 12th with Denny Hamlin in the Federated Auto Parts 400 last Saturday night. Gordon and Ryan Blaney finished 19th.

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Bruce Schlicker was fined $5,000. There was one lug nut not safe and secure on Ross Chastain’s Chevrolet after the Friday night Xfinity Series race. Chastain finished fifth.

Lastly, Scott Zipadelli was fined $2,500 for one lug nut not being safe and secure on Austin Hill’s truck. Zipadelli and Hill finished eighth in the first Truck Series race at Richmond since 2005. The duo also earned the regular-season championship.

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Kyle Busch, Bowyer teams carry lug-nut penalties from Darlington

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emailBy Kelly Crandall | September 8, 2020 2:10 PM

Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer will be without their crew chiefs in Saturday night’s playoff race at Richmond Raceway.

Adam Stevens, of Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team, and Johnny Klausmeier, of Bowyer’s No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing team, will each serve a one-race suspension in addition to being fined $20,000. The penalty stems from there being two lug nuts not safe and secure on their respective race cars after the Southern 500 in Darlington.

Jacob Canter will serve as Busch’s interim in the Federated Auto Parts 400. The winless Busch is 10th on the playoff grid, seven points above the cutline.

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Greg Zipadelli, the competition director of SHR, will serve as Bowyer’s interim crew chief. It will be the second time this season Zipadelli has filled in for Klausmeier because of a lug nut penalty, the other race being one month ago at Michigan.

Bowyer is tied with teammate Aric Almirola for the final spot on the playoff grid.

Other penalties assessed for Darlington include two other crew chiefs fined for having one lug nut not safe and secure. Race-winning crew chief Rodney Childers with Kevin Harvick’s team and Chad Knaus of William Byron’s team were each fined $10,000.

In the Truck Series, Kevin Bellicourt, the crew chief for Derek Kraus, was fined $2,500 for one lug nut not being safe and secure on the No. 19 truck.

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emailBy RACER Staff | March 9, 2021 1:51 PM

Six crew chiefs from the Cup Series and one each from the Xfinity and Camping World Truck series were fined by NASCAR for improperly secured lug nuts following the weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

One of those eight – Mike Shiplett, crew chief on Cole Custer’s Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 (which finished a lap down in 25th) – was fined $20,000 and suspended from this weekend’s Cup Series race at Phoenix.

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Other Cup Series chiefs fined $10,000 apiece (but not suspended) were: Rodney Childers (No. 4, Kevin Harvick); Luke Lambert (No. 17, Chris Buescher); Ben Beshore (No. 18, Kyle Busch); James Small (No. 19, Martin Truex Jr.); and Greg Erwin (No. 21, Matt DiBenedetto).

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Busch (3rd) and Truex Jr. (6th) were the only drivers on that list to finish in the top 10.

Xfinity Series crew chief Jason Trinchere (No. 16, driver Dexter Beane) was fined $5,000 for the same “Lug nut(s) not properly installed/Rule Book Section 10.9.10.4” infraction, while Truck Series chief Trip Bruce (No. 52, fourth-place finisher Stewart Friesen) was fined $2,500.

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NASCAR disqualifies Elliott from Nashville after five loose lug nuts Harrelson/Motorsport Images
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emailBy Kelly Crandall | June 20, 2021 10:16 PM ET

Chase Elliott has been disqualified after Sunday’s race at Nashville Superspeedway because of five loose lug nuts on his Chevrolet during post-race inspection.

Elliott will receive one point and placed last (39th) in the Ally 400 finishing order. He also loses the playoff point earned for winning the race’s first stage, and Kurt Busch will be credited with winning the stage.

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The No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team crossed the finish line 13th. Elliott nursed his car to the finish after complaining of a potential loose wheel inside the final 25 laps. Running fifth at the time, Elliott chose not to pit but could not maintain his position.

“It’s unfortunate,” said Chad Knaus, vice president of competition at Hendrick Motorsports. “The lug nuts on the No. 9 were loose at the end of the race. At the end of the race Chase had a vibration. There were quite a few tire issues through the course of the day so they were hopeful that it was just a cord or something in the tire that was creating the vibration so they chose to run the race out. It’s unfortunate that the lug nuts vibrated loose on the left rear and now we are sitting here with a disqualification for the 9 team.”

No other penalties are expected for Elliott.

Martin Truex Jr.’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota had one loose lug nut after the race. Truex’s crew chief, James Small, will be fined $10,000.

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Briscoe's crew chief fined, suspended over lug nut infraction at Road America

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emailBy Kelly Crandall | July 6, 2021 6:07 PM ET

NASCAR issued only one post-event penalty following Road America weekend for the Xfinity Series and Cup Series, a one-race suspension for Stewart-Haas Racing crew chief Johnny Klausmeier.

Two lug nuts not secure on Chase Briscoe’s No. 14 Ford Mustang will sideline Klausmeier this weekend. Briscoe, a rookie, rebounded from an early pit road penalty and finished sixth in the Jockey Made in America 250. The result tied his career-best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series. Klausmeier was also fined $20,000.

Michael Cook will serve as Briscoe’s crew chief this weekend in the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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