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NASCAR suspends seven crew members for various penalties
Calvin Teague and Brandon Johnson, pit crew members for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Larson, have been suspended for the next two races following Larson’s loose wheel incident during Sunday’s race. Several safety-related suspensions were also issued, including Crew member Zachary Yager of RFK Racing’s No. 17 Ford team being suspended for using an unapproved protective glove at Talladega, Jacob Holmes of Joe Gibbs Racing and Doug Warrick of Richard Childress Racing being suspended for using unapproved helmets. Cup driver Joey Logano was fined $10,000 for using an unapproved driver glove, while Brandon Harder of JR Motorsports’ No. 9 Chevrolet team was suspended for using an approved safety apron in the Xfinity Series. Crew chief Patrick Donahue was fined $5,000 for an improperly installed lug nut on car No. 9, and in the Truck Series, crew chief Chris Carrier of team No. 75 was fined $5,000 for the same violation. Lastly, pit crew member Nicholas Covey has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for a substance abuse policy violation in the Cup Series.
