NASCAR issues penalty to Cole Custer for modified splitter
NASCAR issued penalties to Cole Custer and his team for a modified splitter found in pre-race inspection at Michigan.
The sanctioning body docked Custer and his team 20 driver and owner championship points and five playoff points. They also issued a $25,000 fine to crew chief Jonathan Toney.
Officials confiscated the No. 00 car’s splitter during pre-race inspection Friday for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
After a further inspection at the NASCAR R&D Center, officials found the team violated rulebook sections 14.4.3 C&H:
- C. Except as specified, splitters must be used exactly as supplied from the manufacturer
- H. Rounding of any edges of the splitter will not be permitted
Custer and the No. 00 team will remain fourth in driver and owner points, now 106 points out of the regular-season lead in each battle.
Both Custer and the team now have 10 playoff points, instead of 15. They each have the fourth-most playoff points so far, behind John Hunter Nemechek (30), Austin Hill (23) and Justin Allgaier (13)
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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.
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