The appeal process has officially concluded for Austin Dillon, and his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team following penalties dished out by NASCAR after Dillon
The appeal process has officially concluded for Austin Dillon, and his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team following
penalties dished out by NASCAR after Dillon picked up his first win of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series seasonOn Monday, the National Motorsport Final Appeal Officer gave the final say on the matter and ruled that the penalties, which included the stripping of Playoff benefits associated with the win at Richmond, as well as the deduction of 25 driver and owner points and one-race suspension of spotter Brandon Benesch will be upheld.
Bill Mullis, the Final Appeal Officer concluded that Dillon and the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team violated the Rules set for in the penalty notice. Dillon made two aggressive moves in the final turn of the 0.750-mile short track in order to take the race win, and at the time, a Playoff berth."The data presented today from SMT and IDAS systems indicate that more likely than not a rule violation did occur at Richmond Raceway on 8-11-24 by the No.
While NASCAR did not impose any sanctions the night of the race, after spending several days pouring over data and agonizing over the proper penalties, NASCAR issued the penalties to Dillon and his team on the Wednesday following Richmond.
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