Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports defeated Aric Almirola and Jesse Love to record his 26th victory in the series. Nonetheless, NASCAR imposed several penalties throughout the Cup Series and Xfinity Series over the weekend, including the suspension of two crew chiefs from Kyle Busch’s #8 Chevrolet squad. NASCAR has verified financial penalties for four NASCAR Xfinity teams, including JR Motorsports, in the same report that details the sanctions from Las Vegas. Earnhardt Jr.’s squad is penalized in Las Vegas. Four teams in the Xfinity Series and one in the Craftsman Truck Series received a few fines from competition officials for unsecured lug nuts found during the post-race inspections.
One unfastened lug was the reason for the $5,000 fines imposed on the #11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, #26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota, and #88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet teams in the Xfinity Series. On Friday, the #07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet team received a $2,500 penalties for the same violation in the Craftsman Truck Series. The final race results from Las Vegas have not been changed by these financial penalties, which are still levied on individual teams in their respective series.
