In NASCAR, teams usually have little hope of overturning penalties issued by the sanctioning body, but it's not impossible. Richard Childress Racing is appealing last weekend's NASCAR Xfinity Series disqualification, aiming to get Jesse Love's Rockingham victory reinstated. Earlier this year, Joe Gibbs Racing successfully won an appeal that rescinded all penalties issued to Chase Briscoe after issues were found with his Daytona 500 pole-winning car.
But how does it it all work? Well, NASCAR has fairly clear rules on the process. First, the team and/or driver must put forth an appeal, and they only have a limited amount of time to do so (normally 24 hours for race disqualifications). However, it can be up to three business days for penalties that don't directly impact the championship. Once they do, the wheels are set in motion and a date will be set for the appeal. Appeals must be heard within a month but in some circumstances when time is of the essence, an expedited appeal will take place.
