NASCAR penalty report for Watkins Glen

NASCAR’s silly lug nuts strike again, and the people who did not put them on correctly get away with no penalty. How silly.

Two Cup crew chiefs and two Xfinity crew chiefs were each fined for lug nut violations and a crew member in the Xfinity Series was suspended one race on Tuesday by NASCAR.

Cup crew chiefs Ben Beshore (No. 18 car of Kyle Busch) and Seth Barbour (No. 38 car of Anthony Alfredo) each were fined $10,000 for having a lug nut not safe and secure after Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen International. The tire gun guy wasn’t fined, the crew chief was. How silly.

Xfinity crew chiefs Chris Gayle (No. 54 car of Ty Gibbs) and Jeff Meendering (No. 19 car of Brandon Jones) each were fined $5,000 for having a lug nut not safe and secure after Saturday’s race at Watkins Glen International. The tire gun guy wasn’t fined, the crew chief was. How silly.

WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 07: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey at Watkins Glen International on August 07, 2021 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Also, Joseph Keim, car chief for Alex Labbe‘s No. 36 car, was suspended one race after rear axle came off the car during the Xfinity race.