NASCAR docked RCR's No. 3 team 60 championship points and issued a two-race suspension for crew chief Keith Rodden after the team violated the assembled rules pertaining to the underwing assembly and hardware from the NASCAR Rule Book.
From a showcase to some of NASCAR's best and the return of strategy to road courses to some of NASCAR's dumbest, here's Three Big Stories from Circuit of the Americas.
It's fascinating how small little details shape one's trajectory. Here's how a misplaced headset, a cup of Sheetz coffee, a white jeep and a state trooper prevented a collision with a deer or guardrail.