Kaulig Racing will appeal the L2 penalty issued by NASCAR following the confiscation of a louver found on the No. 31 Chevrolet this past weekend at Phoenix Raceway.
The news comes after NASCAR handed Hendrick Motorsports and Kaulig severe penalties following unapproved parts modifications prior to the event at Phoenix.
Kaulig released a statement on Thursday regarding the penalty.
“Prior to qualifying on Saturday, only one of the two louvers on the No. 31 car was confiscated, showing inconsistencies in the parts provided to teams from NASCAR’s single source supplier, providing no competitive advantage.
“We will be requesting deferral of crew chief suspension until after the appeal hearing.”
The drivers involved included race winner William Byron, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson, Josh Berry and Justin Haley.
Trent Owens, Haley’s crew chief, was among the four crew chiefs suspended for the next four races.
Each team lost 100 driver points, 100 owner points and 10 playoff points.
