NASCAR has taken action against Ryan Preece following an incident that took place during the Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Preece, driving the number 60 Ford from RFK Racing, has been fined $50,000 and has had 25 points deducted from his driver standings due to an infraction related to the collision with Ty Gibbs.
The contact between both drivers occurred on lap 101, specifically at turn 3. A review by NASCAR concluded that Preece acted with intent to provoke the accident. Although Preece claimed he felt he did not hit Gibbs’ number 54 Toyota, a radio communication prior to the incident indicated a possible motive for this action.
Preece expressed his frustration during an appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, stating that he was not the kind of driver one could have respect for on the track. “Sometimes I question if these same lessons are learned when you get to the Cup. In my case, I knew I wasn’t doing Gibbs any favors due to the previous disputes between us,” he commented.
As a result of this penalty, Preece has fallen to 13th place in the championship standings, sitting 38 points above the cut line to qualify for the Championship Chase.
Additionally, NASCAR reviewed an incident between Kyle Busch and John Hunter Nemechek on the final lap, but did not deem it worthy of a penalty at this level, noting that Busch’s steering was aligned again to go straight.
Finally, in the Craftsman Truck Series, post-race inspection confirmed the presence of two loose wheel bolts on the number 34 truck from Front Row Motorsports, resulting in a fine of $2,500 and the suspension of a team member.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
