Joe Gibbs Racing's Nos. 18 and 20 Toyota teams were levied a $5,000 fine apiece due to an improper lug nut installed on their respective entries following Saturday's Xfinity event at Phoenix.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led a race-high 105 of 312-scheduled laps and edged teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to notch his third consecutive Cup victory in recent weeks in the desert state.
The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led 25 of 208 over-scheduled laps and edged Alex Bowman by 0.045 seconds during an overtime shootout to score his first Xfinity victory of the 2025 season.
The two-time Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, posted a pole-winning lap at 132.120 mph in 27.248 seconds for his first Cup pole award of the 2025 season.
The reigning three-time Cup Series championship-winning crew chief from Milford, New York, is scheduled to achieve a milestone mark in his 15th consecutive season as a crew chief in NASCAR's premier series.
HMS will field its No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet entry for a total of 16 Xfinity events in 2025 as Alex Bowman, William Byron, Corey Day, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will all take turns piloting the entry.
The 25-year-old Alfredo from Ridgefield, Connecticut, has been fined $25,000 and docked 25 driver points three days after intentionally wrecking Stefan Parsons as a retaliatory act during the 2024 Xfinity Series Championship Race at Phoenix.