NASCAR has issued $600,000 in fines and suspended nine team members from three different teams for alleged race manipulation at Martinsville Speedway.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain signs autographs before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. Driver Bubba Wallace greets fans before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Talladega, Ala. Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, talks with driver Austin Dillon , second from right, at Dillon’s race car during a campaign visit to Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, Oct.
In the case of Byron, NASCAR ruled that Ross Chastain and Austin Dillon both ran interference to help fellow Chevrolet driver Byron not lose any position on the track that would cost him a spot in the championship.NASCAR to crown champions in all 3 series at Phoenix; Formula 1 takes 2-week break before VegasElton Sawyer, NASCAR’s senior vice president of competition, said the sanctioning body considered suspending the drivers as well as taking action against manufacturers Chevrolet and Toyota.
Trackhouse Racing, which fields Chastain’s Chevy, said it would appeal, as did 23XI for the Toyota of Wallace. Sawyer had said Sunday that NASCAR would review the Martinsville finish to see if there was indeed any race manipulation with rival drivers helping others that are aligned with the same manufacturer.
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