NASCAR: 3 drivers penalized ahead of Kansas race
By Asher Fair
Three drivers are set to drop to the rear of the field ahead of this afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.
Ahead of this afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, two cars failed pre-race inspection twice and unapproved adjustments were made to another one.
As a result, three drivers are set to drop to the rear of the field at the start of this 267-lap Buschy McBusch Race 400 at the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval in Kansas City, Kansas.
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The #42 Chevrolet of Chip Ganassi Racing’s Ross Chastain and the #43 Chevrolet of Richard Petty Motorsports’ Erik Jones both failed pre-race inspection twice. Unapproved adjustments were made to the #38 Ford of Front Row Motorsports rookie Anthony Alfredo.
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Alfredo was set to start the race on the outside of the 11th row in 22nd place ahead of Chastain on the outside of the 12th row in 24th. Jones was set to start the race on the inside of the 14th row in 27th.
Alfredo and Chastain are set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane while Jones is set to drop to the tail end of the inside lane. So Alfredo is now set to star the race in 36th place ahead of Chastain in 38th and Jones in 39th.
Here is an updated look at the starting lineup for the 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Starting Lineup
1st – Brad Keselowski
2nd – William Byron
3rd – Michael McDowell
4th – Kevin Harvick
5th – Matt DiBenedetto
6th – Austin Dillon
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Christopher Bell
9th – Kyle Busch
10th – Cole Custer
11th – Tyler Reddick
12th – Ryan Preece
13th – Bubba Wallace
14th – Ryan Newman
15th – Martin Truex Jr.
16th – Chris Buescher
17th – Chase Elliott
18th – Aric Almirola
19th – Chase Briscoe
20th – Denny Hamlin
21st – Daniel Suarez
22nd – Corey LaJoie
23rd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
24th – Kurt Busch
25th – Alex Bowman
26th – B.J. McLeod
27th – Joey Logano
28th – Kyle Larson
29th – Justin Haley
30th – Quin Houff
31st – Cody Ware
32nd – Garrett Smithley
33rd – Joey Gase
34th – Austin Cindric
35th – Josh Bilicki
36th – Anthony Alfredo
37th – Matt Mills
38th – Ross Chastain
39th – Erik Jones
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