Seth Barbour, crew chief for the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford driven by Todd Gilliland in the NASCAR Cup Series, and two other crew members have been suspended for four events following an incident on pit road during last weekend’s race at Auto Club Speedway, NASCAR announced March 1.
Barbour, team jackman Jourdan Osinskie and front tire changer Tanner Andrews have all been suspended after the team lost a wheel on pit road during the 200-lap event during stage one.
The team has not yet announced who will replace the three crew members for the next four events.
The same penalty was given to The Money Team Racing and Kaulig Racing after both the Nos. 50 and 16 of Kaz Grala and Daniel Hemric lost a wheel during the Daytona 500 this year.
Gilliland and the No. 38 finished 20th on Sunday and currently sits 24th in the series standings. No points will be deducted from the team following its penalty.
Dalton Hopkins began writing for Frontstretch in April 2021. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column, co-host of the Frontstretch Happy Hour podcast, and one of our lead reporters. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. Simultaneously, he also serves as a Captain in the US Army.
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