Overview

• NASCAR’s weekly post-race penalty report contained a single sanction: a one-race suspension for Marshall Hill, car chief of the No. 99 Ford F-150.
• Officials cited a violation of Rule 10.5.2.5.G after Hill’s team improperly installed the rear axle that separated during the Mission 147 and sent Ben Rhodes into the wall.
• Hill will not travel with the team to Friday’s eero 250 at Richmond Raceway, the final regular-season race.
• Ben Rhodes enters Richmond 11 points below the playoff cut line in 10th place and must outscore teammate Jake Garcia to advance.
• ThorSport Racing now confronts intensified intra-team competition and technical challenges as it prepares for the decisive Richmond event.