NASCAR has issued $600,000 in fines and suspended nine team members from three different teams for alleged race manipulation at Martinsville Speedway.
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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. 13, 2024. NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain signs autographs before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas.
“In this case we felt we wanted to focus more on the team leadership, something that we haven't done in the past,” Sawyer said. “But I promise you that does not exclude going forward. We have meetings coming up this week with our drivers and we will get that point across to them and be very clear that when you do anything that's going to compromise the integrity of our sport, we're going to react.
But the manipulation rule is openly flouted at Daytona and Talladega, where the cars from the manufacturers all work together in the draft and when the drivers make their pit stops. There has yet to be a penalty for those instances. Sawyer said the sanctioning body considered taking action against manufacturers Chevrolet and Toyota, but there is nothing in the rulebook that would call for the manufacturers to be punished. NASCAR also planned to meet with the leaders of Ford, Chevy and Toyota to discuss the situation.
“We feel strongly that we did not commit any violations during Sunday's race,” 23XI said in a statement. The team is currentlyA $100,000 fine for Chastain, a $100,000 fine for Trackhouse, and one-race suspensions for team executive Tony Lunders, crew chief Philip Surgen and spotter Brandon McReynolds. Chastain is the defending race winner at Phoenix. The team also lost 50 points.Dillon was fined $100,000, as was Richard Childress Racing.
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