Kaulig Racing caught making unapproved adjustments...

Whereas A.J. Allmendinger hoped to hold the momentum from a fourth-place end within the Coca-Cola 600 into Nashville, issues are off to a troublesome begin for the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. 

Whereas sitting on pit highway in preparation for apply, NASCAR officers demanded the automobile be introduced again to the storage. A crew member working beneath the automobile caught the attention of officers who noticed one thing they didn’t like. Officers suspected that the crew had made unapproved changes to the automobile after pre-qualifying inspection.

To make issues worse, the automobile failed on its first journey by the inspection after being introduced again to the storage, confirming NASCAR’s suspicions. The crew was scrambling to make the adjustments NASCAR wished as apply quickly approached.

They lastly handed on the second try, however officers held the automobile for the primary ten minutes of of the 25-minute Group B apply because of this. NASCAR may selected to concern further penalties subsequent week.

“It is simply part of NASCAR life,” Allmendinger advised on NASCAR on Prime. “NASCAR noticed one thing they did not like once we had been sitting there, we had to return, (and) my guys did a superb job. We bought again by there…solely misplaced 10 or 12 minutes of apply, and the best way these practices work, you nearly run out of tire anyway so it isn’t such as you gotta be on the market for 25 minutes.”

The veteran driver entered this race 18th within the championship standings, simply 13 factors under the cut-line. Kaulig is winless by the primary 13 races of the 2025 season with their finest displaying coming simply final weekend with Allmendinger’s prime 5 end within the 600.