[autotag]Kyle Larson[/autotag] had the best car during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, but it quickly went downhill. Larson was rolling around the track under caution with the lead in Stage 2 and reported an issue with his wheel. Suddenly, the No. 5 car lost its right rear wheel. Larson was held two laps for the incident during the event, but that’s not the end of the story.
NASCAR released its weekly penalty report on Tuesday, revealing that two of Larson’s pit crew members have been suspended due to the No. 5 car losing a wheel. Larson’s jackman Brandon Johnson and rear tire changer Calvin Teague will miss the Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway and Dover Motor Speedway.
Eric Ludwig will serve as the jackman, and Mike Moss will take over as the new rear changer. Both pit crew members are from Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 team at Spire Motorsports. Hendrick Motorsports needed to make a move to keep the No. 5 team competitive on pit road, and they hope the two new pit crew members can do well over the next two weeks.
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