A BRUTAL Post Race Penalty Just Dropped and NASCAR Championship Hopes Take a HUGE Hit

NASCAR Insider Wire

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NASCAR just dropped a brutal post-race penalty at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and championship hopes take a huge hit. Brandon Jones is disqualified from the Focused Health 302 after inspectors find four or more lug nuts not safe and secure on the number 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. He falls from 35th to last in the 36-car field, loses his 7 stage points, and drops to 11th in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase standings, 137 points behind Sheldon Creed.

This video covers the fast pit stop that gave him the lead, the lap 55 crash that collected 2024 champion Justin Allgaier, the reactions from both drivers, and the penalties for Rajah Caruth and Josh Williams before Charlotte Motor Speedway. It explains the updated Chase standings after Corey Day's win.

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