RFK Racing Issues Statement With Preece Disqualification Appeal Decision

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Lydia Mee is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. Her focus is on F1 and NASCAR. She has in-depth knowledge of Motorsport as a whole. Lydia joined Newsweek in March 2024, having previously written Motorsport content for Sports Illustrated. You can get in touch with Lydia by emailing, l.mee@newsweek.com. You can find her at X @LMeeMotorsport.

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RFK Racing has issued a statement following Ryan Preece's disqualification from the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

After Preece crossed the line in second position in the Jack Link's 500, NASCAR disqualified the driver for unapproved shims in the rear spoiler.

RFK Racing has now confirmed that it won't be appealing the disqualification. The team explained in a statement:

"RFK Racing acknowledges and accepts NASCAR's decision to disqualify the No. 60 Ford Mustang following post-race inspection at Talladega and will not appeal the ruling.

"The infraction stemmed from an unintentional adjustment during pre-race inspection to correct a spoiler angle issue. While the change did not provide a competitive advantage, it did not meet the approved compliance method. We respect the ruling and remain committed to integrity and adherence to NASCAR's standards."

Preece shared following the race, before the disqualification had been issued:

"We did all we could. I felt like we executed stage three exactly like we needed to. We came out in the front of our group and worked our way through that traffic. We had the opportunity to get to the top lane and then from there it was just managing those cars behind us and not giving up what we gained.

"I'm really proud of everybody at RFK for this race car. I'm just really super appreciative from Jack, Brad, the Fenway Group for this opportunity. Honestly, without Kroger and BAM and Celsius and a lot of the other partners today, I'd probably be back in Connecticut. I'm really excited about the rest of this year. It's a great day, but I wanted to win."

Team Penske driver Joey Logano, who crossed the line in fifth, was also disqualified from the race. Similarly to RFK Racing, the Roger Penske-led team also confirmed that it would not be appealing the reigning champion's disqualification.

NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Jack Link's 500 race results

1. Austin Cindric
2. Kyle Larson
3. William Byron
4. Noah Gragson
5. Chase Elliott
6. Carson Hocevar
7. Alex Bowman
8. Bubba Wallace
9. Daniel Suarez
10. Austin Dillon
11. Michael McDowell
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
13. Cole Custer
14. Tyler Reddick
15. Chase Briscoe
16. Todd Gilliland
17. Ty Gibbs
18. Erik Jones
19. Zane Smith
20. Ross Chastain
21. Denny Hamlin
22. Riley Herbst
23. Ty Dillon
24. A.J. Allmendinger
25. Justin Haley
26. Josh Berry
27. Kyle Busch
28. Anthony Alfredo
29. Shane van Gisbergen
30. John H. Nemechek
31. Cody Ware
32. J.J. Yeley
33. BJ McLeod - DNF
34. Chris Buescher - DNF
35. Christopher Bell - DNF
36. Brad Keselowski - DNF
37. Ryan Blaney - DNF
38. Ryan Preece - DSQ
39. Joey Logano - DSQ

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