The Nascar Truck Hendrick Motorsports series team had a blurred reaction to Chase Briscoe. The response came after an update on Briscoe’s appeal decision was published on social networks.
The HMS reacted to the news with a single word. The tweet was in response to the motor sports journalist, Jeff Gluck, sharing that Chase Briscoe had won his call and was completely overturned. Hendrick Motorsports wrote:
“Bruh.”
According to Gluck, the panel canceled the penalty because no modification of a single source was found on the car. Reports the news he wrote:
“Chase Briscoe wins his call, the penalty is completely overturned. Call board: The panel estimates that the extension of certain holes on the basis of car spoiler number 19 cup is caused by the fixing process of this specific spoiler to the rear bridge and not the modification of the part with single source. »»
To give a context to the incident, Chase Briscoe was penalized after Daytona 500 when Nascar discovered that the spoiler base of his n ° 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota had violated the rules. Nascar issued a level penalty in L2, which included a deduction of 100 points for Briscoe, a penalty of 10 playing points, a fine of $ 100,000 for Joe Gibbs Racing and a suspension of four races for the team leader James Small.
However, the National Appeal Sports Committee judged that the problem with the spoiler base was due to the attachment process rather than an intentional modification. Consequently, all penalties have been canceled. Joe Gibbs Racing Team, the owner of the Joe Gibbs team, expressed his gratitude, saying (via nascar.com):
“We appreciate the process that Nascar has in place which allowed us to present our explanation of what led to the sanction issued to our team n ° 19. We are grateful for the counterpart and decision of the National Appeal of Appeal Appeal. This is obviously excellent news for our 19 team and everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing. We look forward to focusing on the rest of our season from this weekend in Phoenix. »»
With the overthrow, Chase Briscoe, who was at the end of the ranking, is now back in the running, going to the 15th with 72 points. The decision also restores the points of the lost owner of Joe Gibbs Racing, which could be significant in the long term.
Chase Briscoe reacts to the decision concerning the canceled penalty
Fox Sports journalist, Bob Pockrass, shared the decision of the appeal committee, confirming that the sanction of Chase Briscoe had been canceled, his restored points and his team eliminated any fine or suspension. He wrote:
“JGR / Chase Briscoe wins the call to the penalty issued after the modification of Daytona 500 for the holes of the spoiler base. His 100 points restored and no suspension at James Small and without fine for the team, “he tweeted.
Relieved by the decision, Briscoe expressed his enthusiasm on social networks, thanking Nascar for authorizing the call process and thanking his team for helping him to fight against pain. He said:
“Day of the biggest points in my career!” We are back! Under the seriousness, thank you to Nascar for giving us the opportunity to show our evidence and a big thank you to everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing who put countless hours to assemble everything. “”
With his overturned penalty, Briscoe jumps from 40th to 15th in the Cup series with 72 points. His team leader, James Small, will also come back immediately, will resume his role at the top of box n ° 19 for the race to come to Phoenix Raceway.
The call committee was made up of Dixon Johnston, Hunter Nickell and Cathy Rice. NASCAR no longer has any possibility of contesting the decision, which makes the BRISCOE reintegration final.
Published by Samya Majumdar