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Larson to start from rear after failing pre-race inspection multiple times
Kyle Larson will start from the rear of the field for Saturday night's race at Richmond Raceway after his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet failed inspection multiple times.
Larson, the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season champion, was slated to start from the pole position. He is a former Richmond winner from the summer of 2017.
Also starting at the rear because of multiple inspection failures is the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford of Cole Custer, who was to originally set to start 21st.
The green flag is 7:46 p.m. ET for the Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders on NBCSN. It is the second race in the Round of 16 of the NASCAR playoffs.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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