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NASCAR Suspends Crew Members After Dislodged Wheel on Katherine Legge’s No. 78

NASCAR released its weekly penalty report Wednesday following Coca-Cola 600 weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, issuing suspensions and fines tied to incidents across both the Cup and O’Reilly Series garages.

While no major Cup Series points penalties or post-race disqualifications were announced following Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR did hand down disciplinary action connected to a dislodged wheel and lug nut violations during race weekend.

The most significant penalty stemmed from Katherine Legge and Live Fast Motorsports after the No. 78 Chevrolet suffered a dislodged wheel on Lap 204 of the Coca-Cola 600 while Legge attempted to complete the Indianapolis500/Coca-Cola 600 double.

Under NASCAR rules, the incident resulted in two-race suspensions for jack man Ian Schultz and tire changer Deiontae Jones. Both crew members will miss upcoming race weekends at Nashville Superspeedway and Michigan.

JR Motorsports Hit With Lug Nut Fine

NASCAR’s report also included a penalty for Ross Chastain and the JR Motorsports No. 9 team following Saturday night’s O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

According to NASCAR, the car was found with two missing or loose lug nuts during post-race inspection.

As a result, JR Motorsports was issued a $5,000 fine under NASCAR’s lug nut and safety regulations.

The penalty did not impact the race result itself but added another post-race issue for one of the sport’s premier O’Reilly Series organizations.

No Major Cup Series Penalties Following Charlotte

Perhaps most notable for Cup teams was what NASCAR’s report did not include.

Despite a chaotic Coca-Cola 600 weekend filled with crashes, strategy shakeups and multiple on-track incidents, NASCAR did not issue any major post-race technical penalties or points deductions following Sunday night’s race.

That means Ross Chastain’s dramatic Coca-Cola 600 victory officially stands as teams now shift focus toward Nashville Superspeedway.

The Cup Series returns to action Sunday night in Nashville as the summer stretch of the NASCAR season begins to intensify.

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