NASCAR’s been handing out penalties like candy lately, and they’re not messing around. Just look at Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing after the Daytona 500. Caught with an altered spoiler, they got slapped with 100 driver points, 10 playoff points, and a four-race crew chief suspension.
Then there was Chris Buescher at Kansas, his car failing post-race for an illegal front bumper assembly. Sixty points gone, a fine, and another crew chief sidelined. In Xfinity, Austin Hill sat out a race for intentionally hooking Aric Almirola at Indianapolis, a rough-driving call that left him fuming.
The latest drama unfolded at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval, where late-race chaos had fans crying foul.
NASCAR gives verdict on race manipulation
The controversy centered on a wild final-lap tangle b