We do not agree with the final appeal ruling. We feel we had a compelling case and still fell we were in the right and the facts presented today would have proved that. We do appreciate the opportunity to be heard.
Today the National Motorsports Final Appeals Officer, Mr. Bryan Moss, heard and considered the appeal of a P5 penalty issued on March 31, 2015 to Richard Childress (owner), Ryan Newman (driver), Lucas Lambert (crew chief), James Bender (tire technician) and Philip Surgen (race engineer) relative to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series vehicle #31 at Auto Club Speedway.
The Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis will mark the second Verizon IndyCar Series race on the 2.439-mile road course. Last year the team prepared an entry for Graham Rahal and Oriol Servia. Rahal started 12th, ran as high as sixth and was 11th when he was hit by the lapped car of Montoya on a restart on Lap 51/82 and ultimately finished 21st. Servia qualified 22nd and was struck by the flying tire of another car after the standing start.
Back On Track...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Kansas City, Kansas for the Toyota Tundra 250. Ryan Ellis will make his 2nd NCWTS start at the Kansas Speedway.
This weekend at Kansas Speedway, the 22-year-old Larson will be making his 50th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start. Larson’s first start in the NSCS came in the fall of 2013 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and was followed that season by starts at Martinsville Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he led one lap in the season finale.
Back On Track...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Kansas City, Kansas for the Toyota Tundra 250. Travis Kvapil will make his 7th NCWTS start at the Kansas Speedway.
FedEx Racing Express Facts - Kansas Speedway
Denny Hamlin
#11 FedEx Freight Toyota
Joe Gibbs Racing
Race Info:
Race: SpongeBob SquarePants 400
Date/Time: May 9/7:30 p.m. ET
Distance: 267 laps/400.5 miles
Track...
TALLADEGA TOP-10s: Denny Hamlin (ninth) was the top-finishing Camry driver in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, while JJ Yeley tallied a fourth-place result for Toyota in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race on Saturday.
The No. 40 team that competes in the NASCAR XFINITY Series has been penalized for a rule infraction discovered during pre-race inspection May 2 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Soaring Into Kansas...The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) is at Kansas Speedway this weekend for a Saturday night under the lights race. Justin Allgaier will be making his fourth start at the 1.5-mile speedway.
Fresh off its first off-weekend of the season, the NASCAR Cup Series will return to action for 16-straight weeks of competition, with the stretch kicking off Sunday at “The Last Great Colosseum” of Bristol Motor Speedway.
Returning from an off weekend in the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, Noah Gragson and the No. 4 team head to Bristol, Tennessee for 500 laps at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
Ryan Ellis was announced as Young’s Motorsports’ full-time driver in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series as the organization enters its third season of competition.
After the Easter break, Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team return to action this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, aiming to carry forward the momentum built over the last two NASCAR Cup Series races.
Josh Berry, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Racing, heads to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend looking to continue the positive momentum gained from a 10th-place finish in Martinsville
