The appeal for Austin Dillon’s Martinsville penalty proved to be unsuccessful on Tuesday. NASCAR announced that the three person panel of J. Kirk Russell, Lake Speed, and Kevin Whittaker upheld the penalties regarding underwing assembly and hardware. Dillon now loses 60 driver points and five playoff points, and crew chief Keith Rodden is fined $75,000 plus a two race suspension.
NASCAR penalized Austin Dillon for infractions at Martinsville Speedway on April 16.
NEWS: The No. 3 car has been issued an L1-level penalty following @MartinsvilleSwy.
Crew chief Keith Rodden has been fined $75,000 and suspended from the next two points events.
The team and driver have been assessed with the loss of 60 points and 5 NASCAR Playoff points. pic.twitter.com/slhZTq7a3w— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 19, 2023
Richard Childreaa Racing announced their intention to appeal shortly thereafter.
NASCAR announced the penalty was upheld by the appeals panel on Tuesday.
Bob Pockrass offers more insight into what specifically the team was penalized for.
Some more insight from Pockrass on the appeals panel.
Televised live on NASCAR Race Hub.
MrPissant on Twitter is unhappy with this appeal versus Hendrick Motorsports.
He does have 3 career wins in all fairness.
They were indeed very specific in what they said.
Timing is indeed very intriguing
Now with this in the rearview mirror, Dillon will likely have to get a win to get into the playoffs. This is something he did do last year. Is there a spontaneous rain shower scheduled for a race coming up?
