NASCAR: Daniel Hemric docked 10 points, qualifying speed disallowed

Daniel Hemric has been docked 10 points in the NASCAR Cup Series standings and had his qualifying speed for the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway disallowed.

Following his qualifying attempt for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, the Consumers Energy 400, Richard Childress Racing rookie Daniel Hemric was found to have an unapproved alternator.

Hemric originally qualified for this race in 11th place in his #8 Chevrolet. But his lap time of 38.030 seconds (189.324 miles per hour) around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Michigan International Speedway oval in Brooklyn, Michigan has been disallowed as a result of this violation.

Additionally, Luke Lambert, Hemric’s crew chief, was issued a $25,000 fine. Hemric was also docked 10 points in the driver standings while the #8 team was docked 10 points in the owner standings.

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Hemric’s teammate, Austin Dillon, was issued the same penalty for the same violation after originally qualifying for this race in 11th place. Dillon and Hemric are now set to share the 19th and final row on the starting grid in 37th and 38th.

These two penalties are the first penalties of the season that have resulted in points deductions in the driver standings and/or the owner standings.

Hemric was set to enter this race, the 23rd of 36 races on the 2019 schedule, in 25th place in the championship standings with 341 points, 203 points below the playoff cut line and in a position where he needed to secure the first victory of his Cup Series career at some point over the course of the regular season’s final four races in order to advance to the playoffs. Not much changed here. He still sits in 25th but with 331 points, 213 points below the cut line, and in need of a victory in order to advance.

As a result of these two penalties, everybody who originally qualified from eighth through 10th place is set to move up by one position in the starting lineup while everyone who qualifying from 12th through 38th is set to move up by two positions.

Coupled with Dillon’s penalty, here is the updated starting lineup for the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway following Hemric’s penalty.

Starting Lineup
1st – Brad Keselowski
2nd – Kevin Harvick
3rd – William Byron
4th – Alex Bowman
5th – Clint Bowyer
6th – Chase Elliott
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Joey Logano
9th – Paul Menard
10th – Jimmie Johnson
11th – Daniel Suarez
12th – Aric Almirola
13th – Kurt Busch
14th – Denny Hamlin
15th – Martin Truex Jr.
16th – Erik Jones
17th – Kyle Larson
18th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
19th – Matt Tifft
20th – Ryan Newman
21st – Ty Dillon
22nd – Kyle Busch
23rd – Michael McDowell
24th – David Ragan
25th – Chris Buescher
26th – Darrell Wallace Jr.
27th – Matt DiBenedetto
28th – Landon Cassill
29th – Ryan Preece
30th – Ross Chastain
31st – Corey LaJoie
32nd – Quin Houff
33rd – Austin Theriault
34th – Cody Ware
35th – Reed Sorenson
36th – Spencer Boyd
37th – Austin Dillon
38th – Daniel Hemric

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Live coverage of the 23rd race of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season from Michigan International Speedway is set to begin on NBC Sports Network at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 11. The Consumers Energy 400 is set to get underway shortly thereafter.

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