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Truex to start Brickyard from rear after unapproved adjustment
Martin Truex Jr. will have to start at the rear of the field Sunday at Indianapolis and serve a pass-through penalty at the start of the Brickyard 400.
NASCAR announced Saturday afternoon that Truex’s team made an unapproved adjustment after passing inspection. In addition to negating their qualifying position (14th) and serving the pass-through, the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team will lose pit stall selection for the race. Chris Jones, the car chief, has also been ejected for the remainder of the weekend.
NASCAR has issued the same penalty multiple teams this season.
Kyle Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports team was penalized at Talladega Superspeedway for an unapproved adjustment to the roof rails after passing inspection and pushing the car to pit road for qualifying.
Tyler Reddick’s 23XI Racing team was penalized at Charlotte Motor Speedway for an unapproved adjustment (the underwing) after passing inspection for the Coca-Cola 600.
Justin Haley’s Rick Ware Racing team was penalized for an unapproved adjustment after passing inspection at Nashville Superspeedway.
Truex’s Toyota passed without issue on the re-inspection at Indianapolis. Cup Series teams went through inspection Saturday morning before qualifying.
NASCAR also ejected Will Norris, the car chief of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports entry driven by Todd Gilliland. The car failed inspection twice and the team also lost its pit stall selection.
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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