believed the truck's height was the result of minor damage sustained when the race began. The penalty was eventually sustained. The following week, NASCAR took action against Johnny Sauter for his actions in intentionally wrecking Hill under caution. They issued a 1-race suspension. Under normal circumstances this would mean that Sauter would not compete for the championship that season. However, NASCAR, feeling like stripping playoffs eligibility from Sauter was too harsh, granted Sauter a waiver, allowing him to still make the playoffs if he won a race in the regular season and made the top-30 in driver's points. References 2019 in sports in Iowa MandM's 200 NASCAR races at Iowa Speedway