Nine people from three different NASCAR teams have been suspended by the sanctioning body and received a collective $600,000 in fines for alleged race manipulation at Martinsville Speedway on Nov. 3.
In a Nov. 6 statement, NASCAR said that after investigating “on-track data and team scanners” from the final laps of Sunday’s race, the sanctioning body has allegedly determined that race manipulation and actions detrimental to stock car racing have occurred.
As a result, NASCAR drivers Ross Chastain from Trackhouse Racing, Austin Dillon from Richard Childress Racing, and Bubba Wallace, driving for 23XI Racing, each lost 50 driver points and received a $100,000 fine.
Each team’s owner has been fined $100,000 and had 50 owner points deducted. Team executives Tony Lunders, Keith Rodden, and Dave Rogers were suspended for one race….