NASCAR confirms Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing cars face further scrutiny post-Indianapolis

NASCAR has confirmed that Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing face further scrutiny following Sunday’s action in Indianapolis.

Both teams will have some of their cars subject to additional inspection following the Cup Series and Xfinity Series races, with official confirmation arriving on Sunday evening.

Bubba Wallace is safe as the winner of Sunday’s Cup Series race - the Verizon 400 at Brickyard - following post-race inspections, but two cars have been chosen for further scrutiny.

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NASCAR lists cars for further scrutiny

They are the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford driven by Chris Buescher to a 14th-place finish, and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driven to 18th by Chase Briscoe.

Kyle Larson meanwhile will be at the center of scrutiny following the Xfinity Series action in Indy, with his #17 Hendrick Motorsports car one of four listed:

2 - Jesse Love, Richard Childress Racing

54 - Taylor Gray, Joe Gibbs Racing

All cars will be returned to the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina, for further inspections to take place.

Saturday’s Xfinity race winner, exciting teenager Connor Zilish, is safe with his car passing inspection but Larson must way to see if his fourth-place finish stands.

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It’s important to note that while this is a relatively routine procedure for NASCAR, it does not happen every week. And it does sometimes have major consequences.

The Hendrick No. 17 car was penalized after Pocono in June for a main frame rail conical receiver violation. Crew chief Adam Wall was suspended for three races and the team was docked 40 owner points, 10 playoff points and fined $40,000.

Meanwhile it also delivered a major Cup Series controversy in the aftermath of the Daytona 500 in February, when Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing paid the penalty, at least initially.

Briscoe was penalized 100 points and 10 playoff points for having an illegally modified spoiler when he claimed pole. Crew chief James Small was also suspended four races and the team fined $100,000.

The team appealed though and was successful, with all of those penalties being rescinded.

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