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NASCAR displays Joey Logano’s altered racing glove
On Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Cup Series managing director Brad Moran showcased the glove NASCAR confiscated at Atlanta from Logano, which had webbing between each finger and a large section between the thumb and index finger. Logano, who had qualified second, was sent to the rear of the field before Sunday’s race and had to serve a pass-through penalty after the green flag. He was also fined $10,000 this week for using non-SFI certified gloves, and Team Penske did not appeal the penalty. Moran explained the safety and competition concerns of the modified glove, calling it a safety violation and not SFI approved.
The issues with the glove were discovered by a random safety check through in-car cameras during the race weekend, with the black gloves making the webbing hard to spot. Moran mentioned the possibility of a rule change due to the discovery but noted that drivers have been using similar tactics for decades without regulations. Additionally, Moran displayed roof deflectors confiscated from Stewart-Haas Racing’s Fords, resulting in a 35-point penalty for both teams. The deflectors had indentations added around the bolts, causing them to not lie flat on the car roof’s surface and leading to the penalties.
