A suspension of two pit crew members for Legacy Motor Club's No. 43 Cup Series team and three Xfinity crew chiefs being fined for lug nut violations on their respective entries highlight this past weekend's NASCAR penalty report at Vegas.
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, will pilot the No. 18 Toyota Supra entry for Joe Gibbs Racing on a full-time basis in 2025.
Joey Logano led the final six of 267 laps and utilized a late strategic pit call to stretch his fuel to notch his fourth Cup victory at Vegas and Logano clinches Championship 4 berth.
The 42-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, led a race-high 102 of 201-scheduled laps and became the first Playoff contender to secure a Championship 4 berth by winning the Xfinity Series' Round of 8 opener at Vegas.
NASCAR travels to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend as the Playoffs continue. The Cup Series will begin the Round of 8 at the 1.5-mile track as the following drivers continue their quest for the 2024 championship title.
The 19-year-old Gray from Artesia, New Mexico, will pilot the No. 54 Toyota Supra led by crew chief Tyler Allen next season after spending this season competing on a full-time basis in the Truck Series with TRICON Garage and on a part-time basis in the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing.
The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his third full-time season as a competitor in the Xfinity Series.
Landen Lewis will pay homage to his mentor and close friend, Ron Hornaday, with a special tribute paint scheme on his No. 45 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado on October 30 at Martinsville Speedway.
The NASCAR schedule turns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend with its return to the Oval this fall, pivoting from the track’s road-course (the “ROVAL”), this will be the first time since 2017 the NASCAR Cup Series ran the oval at Charlotte twice in the same season.