NASCAR announced that it has penalized six Nationwide Series teams for violations found during opening day inspection for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. All three Richard Childress Racing teams and all three Turner Motorsports teams had their bumper covers confiscated due to illegal modifications. According to NASCAR, the teams were found [...]
Turner Motorsports announced that veteran crew chief Jimmy Elledge has joined the team to serve as crew chief for the No. 31 Brandt Chevy and driver Justin Allgaier.
NASCAR announced that it has penalized Jimmy Elledge, crew chief for Red Bull Racing’s No. 83 Toyota, for infractions that occurred at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Elledge was fined $25,000 for violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-2.3A [...]
A.J. Allmendinger and Michael McDowell will each get new crew chiefs, according to ESPN. Jimmy Elledge will take over for Ricky Viers at Red Bull Racing’s no. 84, driven by Allmendinger, this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Elledge most recently was crew chief for Juan Pablo Montoya at Chip Ganassi Racing for three races before being let [...]