Overview

• NASCAR suspended front tire changer Austin Maloney and jackman Joel Bouagnon for two races under its standard wheel-loss safety rule.
• Joe Gibbs Racing shifted the suspensions to Kansas Speedway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL instead of starting at New Hampshire.
• The action follows a detached right-front wheel late at Bristol after contact with A.J. Allmendinger, which triggered a caution and a two-lap penalty as Hamlin finished 31st, five laps down.
• Hamlin begins the Round of 12 as the top seed about 26 points above the cutline, with substitute pit crew members slated for Kansas and the ROVAL.
• On his Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin said he is not concerned about the fill-ins and will focus on controllable factors, as debate continues over whether the crash or the wheel loss came first.