TC Daily Pit Stop: Appeals Panel Amends RFK Penalty; Palou Interested in NASCAR Road Course Run

TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, May 28th, 2025

May 29, 2025

National Motorsports Appeals Panel Amends post-Kansas L1 penalty for Chris Buescher and RFK Racing

While they didn’t get the entire penalty overturned, Wednesday’s appeal in front of the National Motorsports Appeals Panel was a success for Chris Buescher and the No. 17 RFK Racing team.

The driver and team appealed an L1-level penalty, which had been assessed to them following their car being randomly selected for further inspection at the NASCAR R&D Center after the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway earlier this month.

Following the appeal on Wednesday, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel, which was comprised of Tom DeLoach, Cary Tharrington, and Kevin Whitaker, concluded that the No. 17 RFK Racing team did violate Section 14.1.C, and 14.5.4.G of the NASCAR Cup Series Rule Book, which pertains to the Front Bumper Cover of the car, as alleged by NASCAR.

Alex Palou Indicates Interest in Competing in NASCAR Road Course Event

Indy 500 winner Alex Palou interested in running a NASCAR Cup Series road course race — Tyson Gifford | TobyChristie.com

Alex Palou, who is a three-time NTT IndyCar Series champion and is coming off of his first-career victory in the Indianapolis 500 this past weekend, may be eyeing dabbling into stock car racing sometime down the line.

In an appearance on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour Podcast this week, the 28-year-old open-wheel hot-shoe was asked what else he’d like to do in his racing career now that his goals in the NTT IndyCar Series are quickly being realized one after another.

Harvick then asked whether NASCAR would be of any interest to the driver.

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