Kyle Busch is already without his regular crew chief and now he’ll be without his interim crew chief after NASCAR issued penalties stemming from last weekend’s Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
Kyle Busch’s interim crew chief suspended 1 race
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver will now be on his third crew chief in less than a month.
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Ben Beshore was suspended one race and fined $20,000 for two missing lug nuts found on Busch’s No. 18 car following the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Busch finished fifth in the race.
Beshore, normally the race engineer on the No. 18 team, will miss Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway. He had been filling in for full-time crew chief Adam Stevens, who is serving a four-race suspension after a tire fell off Busch’s car during the June 4 race at Dover International Speedway. Stevens and Benshore are both eligible to return for the July 8 race at Kentucky Speedway.
Joe Gibbs Racing will not appeal the penalties issued Wednesday. Jacob Canter, who works as JGR’s test team crew chief, will lead Busch’s No. 18 team at Daytona.
Busch currently ranks fourth in the series points standings. Although he is without a win on the year, the 2015 Cup champion is 119 points ahead of the provisional cut line to earn one of 16 available playoff spots.
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