TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR officials confiscated the rear deck lid of the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 Chevrolet for driver Austin Dillon on Friday, taking the offending part into the Monster Energy Series hauler in the Talladega Superspeedway garage.
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Officials found the No. 3’s rear deck to be out of compliance with the NASCAR Rule Book. They took the piece of sheet metal — black with sanded edges — to the officials’ hauler for further review.
A NASCAR spokesperson indicated that any potential penalties would come after this Sunday’s GEICO 500 (2 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM). Busch Pole Qualifying for the Monster Energy Series is scheduled later Saturday at 4:40 p.m. ET (FOX, MRN, SiriusXM).
Dillon sits in a tie for 14th place with Ryan Newman in the Monster Energy Series standings. He has two top-10 finishes this year and one pole position, posted at Auto Club Speedway in March.