4 NASCAR Truck teams penalized for safety violations
NASCAR handed penalties to four Craftsman Truck Series teams Thursday for window net safety violations.
The sanctioning body penalized Young’s Motorsports’ No. 12 and No. 20 teams and G2G Racing’s No. 46 and No. 47 teams. They fined each crew chief $5,000 and docked each team 25 points.
NASCAR also docked Young’s Motorsports drivers Nick Leitz and Spencer Boyd 25 points each. Their violation occurred May 6 at Kansas, while G2G’s violation occurred May 12 at Darlington.
NASCAR penalized them on rulebook sections 14.2.3.3.1 B&C, specifying:
- B. The driver’s window net must meet the SFI 27.1 specification and display a valid SFI 27.1 label.
- C. Window nets must not be used beyond two years from the DOM.
Young’s Motorsports plan to appeal the penalties.
G2G Racing issued the following statement after NASCAR issued the penalties:
“Today, NASCAR informed us that our window nets did not fit within the rule book. We plan to appeal their decision. We truly feel both window nets were within the guidelines NASCAR has in their rulebook.
With that being said, we appreciate everyone’s support as we continue to build our entire program.
Again, we appreciate your support as we appeal this matter. We look forward to you all cheering us on in NASCAR’s return to the North Wilkesboro Speedway this weekend.”
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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