NASCAR suspended more than half a dozen Cup and Xfinity series crew members on Tuesday for a variety of offenses at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend.
Calvin Teague and Brandon Johnson, both pit crew members for Kyle Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet, have been suspended for the next two races, as was predicted.
Teague and Johnson were suspended after Larson suffered a loose wheel in Sunday’s race, which came off on the track while the race was under caution.
Several safety-related suspensions were also implemented.
Crew member Zachary Yager of RFK Racing’s No. 17 Ford team has been suspended from this weekend’s Talladega event for using an unauthorized protective glove.
Jacob Holmes of Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Toyota team and Doug Warrick of Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Chevrolet squad have both been suspended from the Talladega race for using unauthorized helmets on pit road.
Earlier this season, Cup driver Joey Logano was forced to give up his second-place starting position in Atlanta and penalized $10,000 for using an illegal driver glove.
In the Xfinity Series, Brandon Harder of JR Motorsports’ No. 9 Chevrolet team has been suspended from the Talladega race for use of an approved safety apron.
The No. 9 team’s crew chief, Patrick Donahue, was fined $5,000 because the car was found to have an improperly installed lug nut after Saturday’s race.
In the Truck Series, crew chief Chris Carrier of the No. 75 team was suspended and also fined $5,000 because the truck was found to have two improperly installed lug nuts after Friday night’s race.
In addition, Nicholas Covey, a pit crew member in the Cup Series with RCR, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for a violation of the sport’s substance abuse policy.
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