NASCAR Announces Atlanta Post-Event Penalties March 1, 2018 NASCAR The post-even penalty report has been released by NASCAR following last weekends events at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The crew chief for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race winner Kevin Harvick, Rodney Childers, has been fined $10,000 for lug nuts found not properly installed in post-race inspection. In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, two crew chiefs each got a $5,000 fine for the loose lug nut infraction, Tim Brown (#52, driver David Starr) and Mike Shiplett (#42, driver John Hunter Nemechek). The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race saw Kyle Busch lose a wheel following a pit stop resulting in three penalties – crew chief Marcus Richmond II, rear tire changer Coleman Dollarhide and jackman Ernie Pierce are suspended from the next three Series events.
