NASCAR has penalized the Hendrick Motorsports groups of reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman for engine allocation infractions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Elliott’s No. 9 group and Bowman’s No. 48 had been present in violation of a rule that covers engine meeting.

An announcement from Hendrick Motorsports launched Thursday mentioned the violations had been the results of an administrative error that resulted in a sealed engine assigned to Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet being unintentionally allotted to the No. 48.

“We apologize for the error and have taken steps to make sure it is not going to be repeated,” the corporate mentioned.

Competitors officers additionally deducted 25 factors from every group’s whole in each the driving force and group proprietor standing. Elliott’s crew chief Alan Gustafson and Bowman’s crew chief Greg Ives every was fined $50,000.

The penalty drops Elliott from fifth to sixth within the Cup sequence standings. Bowman stays eleventh in factors.

NASCAR additionally issued suspensions to Hendrick Motorsports government vice chairman and common supervisor Jeff Andrews and the group’s director of monitor engine assist Scott Maxim for the following Cup occasion, at Watkins Glen on Aug. 8.