Briscoes Daytona 500 Penalty Overturned
Written by I Dig Sports
Chase Briscoe and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team have won their appeal following stiff penalties that were initially handed down by NASCAR after the Daytona 500.
The National Motorsports Appeals Panel overturned the teams L2-level penalty, which was in relation to the sanctioning body discovering modifications to the spoiler of the No. 19 Toyota after further inspection at the NASCAR Research & Development Center.
However, the Appeals Panel overturned the ruling.
The panel believes that the elongation of some of the holes on the No. 19 Cup car spoiler base is caused by the process of attaching that specific spoiler base to the rear deck and not modification of the single source part, the three-member panel stated.
Briscoe, who finished fourth at Daytona (Fla.) Intl Speedway for the NASCAR Cup Series opener, was initially docked 100 driver points and 10 playoff points.
Along with the driver, JGR was slapped with a $100,000 fine and 100-point and 10 playoff-point deduction in the owner standings. Crew chief James Small was initially suspended for four races as well.
The ruling rescinds all the penalties.
With that, Briscoe has now jumped to 14th in the driver standings.