NASCAR officials penalized the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing team on Tuesday for an unsecured lug nut after Saturday’s championship race in the Xfinity Series at Phoenix Raceway.
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Ty Gibbs drove the No. 54 Toyota to his seventh win of the season and the Xfinity Series championship, the first series title for the 20-year-old driver. His car was found with a single unsecured lug nut in a post-race check by officials, a violation detailed in Section 8.8.10.4a in the NASCAR Rule Book.
Crew chief Chris Gayle was fined $5,000.