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Kyle Larson will be without two of his Hendrick Motorsports pit crew members due to suspensions from the right-front wheel that came off Larson’s car Sunday at Circuit of The Americas. Brandon John…
Kyle Larson will be missing two of his pit crew members from Hendrick Motorsports due to suspensions related to a wheel incident at Circuit of The Americas.
Brandon Johnson, the jackman, and Blaine Anderson, the front tire changer, will be suspended for the next two Cup Series events at Phoenix Raceway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
They will be allowed to return to the No. 5 team at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23.
The wheel came off Larson’s car during lap 44 after a pit stop, leading to penalties that saw Larson finish 32nd in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.
NASCAR updated its penalty rules for detached wheels ahead of the 2023 season, specifying different consequences based on when the incident occurs during a pit stop under yellow or green flag conditions.
For this weekend’s race at Phoenix, Eric Ludwig will take over as Larson’s jackman and Jafar Hall as the tire changer, both from the No. 7 car of Justin Haley, as Hendrick Motorsports supplies pit crews to Spire Motorsports.
