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RFK Racing loses appeal, penalties upheld

RFK Racing loses appeal, penalties upheld

On March 23rd, Keselowski and RFK Racing were docked 100 driver and owner points while crew chief Matt McCall was fined $100,000 and suspended for four races.

The penalty dropped Keselowski out of a playoff spot and all the way down to 35th. He has only made his way up to 31st in the standings since then.

At the NASCAR R&D Center, illegal modifications to parts supplied by NASCAR  were found on the No. 6 Ford Mustang, resulting in an L2 level penalty.

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The appeal was heard by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel this week and the penalties were upheld. From the panel:  

The penalty concerns the following sections in the 2022 NASCAR Rule Book: Section 14.1 C&D and 14.5 A&D.

Upon hearing the testimony, the decisions of the National Motorsports Appeals Panel are:

1.                  That the Appellants violated the Rule(s) set forth in the Penalty Notice.

2.                  That the Panel affirms and upholds the original…

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