Chase Briscoe, who won the pole and finished fourth in the Daytona 500, now faces a steep climb to make the playoffs following his penalty.

Chase Briscoe was hit with a big penalty for an improper modification in Sunday's Daytona 500. His crew chief, James Small, has been suspended four races.

Briscoe now starts the season in a massive hole, after his team was penalized for allegedly modifying a spec spoiler component.

NASCAR issued severe penalties to Chase Briscoe's Joe Gibbs Racing team for a spoiler violation found after Sunday's Daytona 500. NASCAR issued the following penalties: — Crew chief James Small has been suspended for the next four Cup events through Las Vegas.

Here's the full Daytona 500 qualifying results: Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (49.249 seconds) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

Joe Gibbs Racing has responded to the massive penalty Chase Briscoe and the No. 19 team received from NASCAR after the Daytona 500. The NASCAR Cup Series team told Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports that it plans to appeal the penalty the governing body issued that led to Briscoe getting docked 100 driver points.

On Wednesday, NASCAR announced that Chase Briscoe would face a 100-point deduction, loss of 10 playoff points and a $100,000 fine for a modification to the spoiler at Daytona Int'l Speedway. As first reported by Athlon Sports, Joe Gibbs Racing officially announced their submission to appeal the penalties issued to their newest driver in the garage.

Last weekend's Daytona 500 wasn't without it's share of drama and that applies to the race's pole winner as well. According to reports, JGR's Chase Briscoe was hit with a pretty steep penalty for some illegal modifications to his No.