Joey Logano fined $10k for wearing altered gloves
NASCAR handed Joey Logano a $10,000 fine Tuesday for wearing altered gloves believed to give him a competitive advantage in qualifying at Atlanta.
Officials penalized him under rulebook sections 14.3.1.1 A, B & F. It specifies driver responsibilities and driver protective clothing/equipment.
The onboard camera appeared to show Logano wearing webbed gloves. The sanctioning body ruled those gloves didn’t meet the SFI specifications.
The sanctioning body also ruled the gloves gave him an unfair competitive advantage as drivers often put their left hand in the opening between the window net and the A-post to streamline the air and go faster.
Logano qualified second for the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta. However, he had to drop to the rear and pass through pit road on lap one once NASCAR discovered the alleged infraction.
Logano caught a lucky break as the field crashed in turn one right as he was serving his penalty.
The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion recovered to take the lead 39 laps into the 100-lap stage two.
Logano appeared to have the best car. Then, his car got tighter as stage two came to a close, resulting in an incident where he drifted into Chris Buescher – putting them both in the wall exiting turn two.
Logano’s car wasn’t the same after this. He finished 28th, 8 laps down, after leading 27 laps.
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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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