NASCAR assessed an L1-level penalty to the No. 17 RFK Racing team on Wednesday following last weekend’s Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.

NASCAR issued severe penalties Thursday to Chris Buescher and his team for a violation with the team’s front bumper cover. NASCAR docked Buescher and the team 60 points each and five playoff points each.

Buescher finished eighth at Kansas and was 12th in the standings. He’s now much, much further down. The penalty puts Buescher in 28th in the standings and 226 points back of poi