Overview
- A left-rear wheel separated from William Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet during the Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire on Sunday, sending him into the outside wall, costing him track position, and finishing the race two laps down in 30th place.
- NASCAR’s official Penalty Report cited Sections 8.8.10.4 A&D for the loss of the improperly installed wheel and suspended rear-tire changer Orane Ossowski and jackman Allen Holman for the next two championship-points races.
- The suspensions remove both crew members for the regular-season finale at Daytona and the playoff opener at Darlington, races where quick pit stops are critical to on-track position and strategy.
- Hendrick Motorsports has moved Dax Hollifield and Rod Cox from Alex Bowman’s No. 48 team to Byron’s pit crew for those two races to cover the jackman and rear-tire changer roles.
- The same Penalty Report reinstated Quinta Funderburk after a prior suspension, and the enforcement underscores NASCAR’s use of multi-race crew suspensions to address wheel and tire safety failures that can endanger drivers and affect team performance.