Joey Logano’s No. 22 Penske team faces the prospects of a severe penalty next week as a result of a safety violation prior to Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
During Sunday’s pre-race inspection, Logano’s team was discovered to have driver gloves that did not meet SFI specifications. The gloves not only were a safety violation but also a competitive issue, as the gloves were discovered to have been altered to provide a potential competitive advantage.
The issue falls under Section 14.3.1.1 of the NASCAR Cup Series rule book.
For Sunday’s race, Logano – who qualified second for the race – will have to drop from the rear of the field and will have to serve a pass-through penalty on pit road after he takes the green flag.
The team also faces potential serious NASCAR penalties for the competitive aspect of the violation, which will be announced next week.
Source: Motorsport.com
