NASCAR: Denny Hamlin penalized; Joey Logano on Homestead pole

Denny Hamlin will drop to the rear of the field for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway after having been slated to start from the pole position.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin was initially slated to start Sunday’s Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway from the pole position after the starting lineup was set via the formula which was introduced last August.

However, that will not be the case.

Hamlin’s #11 Toyota will drop to the rear ahead of this 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval in Homestead, Florida after unapproved adjustments were made.

He will still be credited with the pole position, giving him five in a row at the track.

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Three other drivers are also set to drop to the rear of the field, with those three being Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman, Spire Motorsports’ Corey LaJoie and Rick Ware Racing’s James Davison. All of those drivers were slated to start on the inside lane.

Because of Hamlin’s penalty, everyone slated to start on the inside lane is set to move up by one row. That includes teammate Christopher Bell, who is set to move up to the front row behind the wheel of his #20 Toyota after initially being slated to start in third place.

But Team Penske’s Joey Logano, who was initially slated to start in second behind the wheel of his #22 Ford, is set to be the new polesitter. The #22 Ford is set to be the control car, but because of the situation, he will not get lane choice like Hamlin would have.

Here is the updated starting lineup for the 2021 Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Starting Lineup
1st – Joey Logano
2nd – Christopher Bell
3rd – Kurt Busch
4th – Kevin Harvick
5th – Brad Keselowski
6th – Michael McDowell
7th – Martin Truex Jr.
8th – Ryan Preece
9th – Chase Elliott
10th – Cole Custer
11th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
12th – Chris Buescher
13th – Kyle Larson
14th – Ryan Blaney
15th – Bubba Wallace
16th – Aric Almirola
17th – Daniel Suarez
18th – Erik Jones
19th – Ryan Newman
20th – Justin Haley
21st – Anthony Alfredo
22nd – Austin Dillon
23rd – William Byron
24th – Kyle Busch
25th – Timmy Hill
26th – Cody Ware
27th – Tyler Reddick
28th – Garrett Smithley
29th – Matt DiBenedetto
30th – Chase Briscoe
31st – Denny Hamlin
32nd – Ross Chastain
33rd – Alex Bowman
34th – B.J. McLeod
35th – Corey LaJoie
36th – Josh Bilicki
37th – James Davison
38th – Quin Houff

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