• Hendrick Motorsports to appeal Phoenix Penalties

    15 days ago - By NASCAR notes

    HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS STATEMENT On Friday at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR identified louvers on our race cars during a voluntary inspection 35 minutes after the opening of the garage and prior to on-track activity. NASCAR took possession of the parts approximately four hours later with no prior communication. The situation had no bearing on Saturday's qualifying session or Sunday's race.
    We are disappointed with today's decision by NASCAR to issue penalties and have elected to appeal based on a variety of facts that include:
    Louvers provided to teams through NASCAR's mandated single-source...
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