NASCAR has reduced the extent of the penalty issued t😼o Chris Buescher at Kansas after an appeal f📖rom his team RFK Racing.

NASCAR initially docked Buescher 60 points after RFK Racing was found to have exceeded the maximum reinforcement allowed on the front bumper cover during the 12th round of the 2025 season. The Ford 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:team was also fined $75,000, and crew chief Scott G🐎raves received a two-race suspension.

On May 19,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: RFK Raciꦏng formally appealed thꦓe penalty. The National 🦄Motorsports Appeal Panel has now issued its decisi🔯on.

The panel upheld NA🍃SCAR’s finding that RFK violated Section 14.5.4 of the rulebook, 🧸which pertains to the front bumper cover. However, it ruled that RFK did not violate Section 14.1.2, which governs the exhaust cover panel.

A🧸s a result, Buescher’s penalty has been reduced: both the driver and team point deductions have been cut from 60 to 30. This revision moves Buescher up to 16th in the championship standings, just six points below t𝄹he playoff cutline.

All other aspects of the original penalty remain unchanged. RFK Racing must still pay the $75,000 fine, and both Buescher and the team lose five playoff points. Crew chief Scott Graves has alread꧋y served his two-race suspension.

NASCAR issued a statement following the panel's ruling: “The panel concluded that NASCAR met its burden of proof regarding the reinforcement of the front bumper cover but did not meet it regarding the trimming🐲 of the exhaust panel cover.

The rule book regarding the exhaust panel trimming lacked specificity on the amount trimmed or not trimmed. Accorꦕdingly, the panel reduced the owner and driver points penalty from 60 to 30 points.”

The three-member panel consisted 𒊎of Toཧm DeLoach, Cary Tharrington, and Kevin Whitaker.