NASCAR ‘Apologized To’ Gio Ruggiero Following Controversial Restart Penalty

About this episode

The episode discusses a controversial restart penalty that affected Gio Ruggiero's position in a NASCAR race.

A questionable restart penalty at Watkins Glen dropped Gio Ruggiero from the lead to the back of the pack with just a handful of laps to go.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bryan Nolen, Trey Lyle, Dalton Hopkins, Michael Massie, Caleb Barnes

Topics covered

• NASCAR
• penalty
• racing
• sports controversy
• restart rules

Keywords

• NASCAR
• Gio Ruggiero
• restart penalty
• Watkins Glen
• racing news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASCAR

Places: Watkins Glen

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