RFK Racing will appeal Ryan Preece penalty for wrecking Ty Gibbs

RFK Racing has announced plans to appeal the penalties NASCAR issued against Ryan Preece this week.

The driver of the No. 60 Ford Mustang was involved in an incident with Texas Motor Speedway where he spun Ty Gibbs into the outside wall. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver suffered significant damage.

Radio chatter from before the incident seemed to indicate that he intended to turn the driver of the No. 54 Toyota, saying: “All right, when I get to that 54, I’m done with him,” Preece said after a tense battle with Gibbs.

After a review, NASCAR docked Preece 25 points and fined him $50,000. The points penalty dropped him from 12th to 13th in the standings, and moved him from +63pts above the cut-line to just +38 above.

"RFK Racing has decided to appeal the penalties by NASCAR against Ryan Preece," a statement from the team read. "We appreciate the opportunity to share our findings with the National Motorsports Appeals Panel at the appropriate time. Additionally, our organization respectfully embraces the forum provided by NASCAR to present our case."

A three-person panel independent of NASCAR will hear both sides with representatives for Sanctioning Body and the race team. Explained: How the NASCAR appeal process works