LEBANON, Tenn. — AJ Allmendinger’s team was penalized after NASCAR officials discovered an unapproved adjustment to the No. 16 Kaulig Racing car before Saturday’s practice session at Nashville Superspeedway.
All cars had to pass pre-race inspection ahead of Saturday’s practice and qualifying sessions.
Allmendinger’s car was on pit road when the team made an illegal modification to the car’s splitter. The car was ordered back to the garage and NASCAR found that an unapproved adjustment had been made. The team was forced to undo that change and had to go back through inspection before being allowed to participate in practice. NASCAR then held the team for 10 minutes in the 25-minute session.
NASCAR also issued the following penalties Saturday night:
— Allmendinger will start at the rear of the field and must perform a stop-and-go penalty after taking the green flag in Sunday’s race.
— The team lost pit stall selection for Sunday’s race
— Car chief Jaron Antley was ejected for the remainder of the weekend and his hard card credential also was confiscated.
Allmendinger is coming off a fourth-place finish in last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. That finished moved Allmendinger up eight spots in the season standings to 17th.
Sunday’s race at Nashville begins the second half of the regular season.
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