Overview
- NASCAR confirmed two-race bans for jackman Josh Appleby and rear tire changer Kenneth Pozega in its weekly penalty report.
- The right-rear wheel from Ross Chastain’s No. 1 Chevrolet separated under green on lap 75 at Circuit of the Americas.
- Officials cited Rule Book Sections 8.8.10.4 A&D and issued an in-race two-lap hold, after which Chastain finished 35th.
- Appleby and Pozega will miss Phoenix on March 8 and Las Vegas on March 15, with eligibility to return at Darlington later in March.
- The No. 1 team’s sanction was the only penalty from the COTA/St. Petersburg weekend as Trackhouse readies substitute pit crew members for the next two events.