NASCAR penalty report released after Nashville weekend

The NASCAR penalty report from the weekend at Nashville is out. There were remarkably few penalties this week, though one that will catch the eye of some enthusiasts in the sport.

The main penalty handed down was to Connor Zilisch‘s team for two unsecured lug nuts on the No. 88 car. As a result, crew chief Mardy Lindley will be suspended for a race off Zilisch’s crew.

However, the crew has decided to serve the suspension at Pocono, instead of Mexico City. The suspension was deferred by NASCAR.

While that was the lone penalty in NASCAR this weekend, it wasn’t the only notable disciplinary measure handed down in racing. The CARS Tour handed out a significant penalty too.

Connor Jones fined, placed on probation

Conner Jones is back in the news again for a less-than-stellar reason. The part-time NASCAR Truck Series driver got into a scuffle during an appearance in the CARS Tour last weekend, and he’s been fined and placed on probation.

“Part-time NASCAR Truck Series driver Conner Jones has been penalized for a scuffle in the CARS Tour last weekend,” Toby Christie posted on X. “Jones has been fined $500 and placed on probation for the remainder of the season.”

Jones was racing at Langley Speedway last Saturday, and afterwards he threw a punch at fellow competitor Parker Eatmon. They exchanged blows until crew members broke up the altercation.

Both drivers didn’t speak much about the incident afterwards, but Jones is clearly paying the price. This comes after he made headlines for intentionally wrecking Matt Mills last season in the Truck Series, during a race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic tried to get comment from Jones at the time, but he declined. The journalist wasn’t happy, and delivered a soliloquy regarding why the wheelman’s actions were unprofessional:

“So I don’t care about the age, I couldn’t care less. It never crossed my mind that he’s 18 years old in that setting,” Bianchi said, via a subsequent episode of The Teardown. “You’re 18 or 88 the situation demands that you be held accountable.

“When you intentionally wreck somebody at Homestead at the speeds you’re going and that driver, his truck ends up on fire, now that’s inexcusable. I am all for hard racing, I’m all for moving a guy on the last lap. I am not for intentionally wrecking somebody because you’re angry and putting him in the wall. Especially on a track like this. What Conner Jones did in the Truck Series race is inexcusable.

On3’s Steve Samra and Jonathan Howard also contributed to this report.