NASCAR travels to Homestead-Miami Speedway this week as the Playoffs continue. Team Penske’s Joey Logano clinched his spot in the Cup Series Championship 4 Round with a win at Las Vegas last weekend.
The 2018 Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led 32 of 267 laps, including the final two, to become the first competitor to secure a Championship 4 spot for the 2022 Cup Series season.
The 27-year-old Bell from Norman, Oklahoma, capitalized on a late strategic call for fresh tires followed by two late-race restarts and a series of carnages to punch his ticket into the Round of 8.
The National Motorsports Appeals Panel amended the points penalty issue to Byron while increasing the fine amid his on-track incident with Denny Hamlin at the Lone Star state in September.