No. 40 XFINITY Series team penalized for Talladega infractions
NASCAR announced Wednesday morning the No. 40 XFINITY Series team has been issued a P3 level penalty following infractions discovered during pre-race technical inspection at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2.
The infraction violated the following sections of the NASCAR rule book:
12.1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing
20.17.2.1: Overall vehicle weight
B. Any and all ballast added to the vehicle must be bolted inside an added ballast container, inside the main frame rails, and/or inside the front sway bar mounting tube.
Team owner and driver Derek White has been penalized 15 driver and owner championship owner points, while crew chief Kevyn Rebolledo has been placed on probation through Dec. 31.
White finished 26th in Saturday's XFINITY Series race at Talladega Superspeedway after starting from the 28th spot.
