Appeals Panel Reverses Hendrick Motorsports Penalties.

The National Motorsports Appeals Panel rescinded the 100-point penalty to each Hendrick Motorsports driver and team, but kept the $100,000 fine and four-race suspension to each Hendrick crew chief. NASCAR fined Daniel Suarez $50,000 for running into the cars of Alex Bowman and teammate Ross Chastain on pit road after last weekend’s race at Circuit of the Americas. The NASCAR Cup Series’ first short track points race of the season is scheduled Sunday at Richmond Raceway. William Byron returns to the top spot in the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings.