NASCAR: Kurt Busch penalized ahead of Charlotte race
By Asher Fair
Kurt Busch is set to drop to the rear of the field ahead of Sunday evening’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the Coca-Cola 600.
The longest race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season got a bit longer for Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch, who is set to drop to the rear of the field ahead of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Busch, who was set to start this 400-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval in Concord, North Carolina in 12th place behind the wheel of his #1 Chevrolet, is set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane at the start of the event.
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He was issued this penalty as a result of unapproved adjustments which were made to the #1 Chevrolet after yesterday morning’s single-car qualifying session.
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Busch, who is effectively now set to start in 38th place in the 38-car field, is one of two drivers who is set to start the race from the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments, as the same penalty was issued to the #78 Live Fast Motorsports team.
B.J. McLeod, who was set to start the race in 33rd place behind the wheel of his #78 Ford, is set to drop to the tail end of the inside lane at the start of the event. He is effectively slated to start the race in 37th.
Here is the updated starting lineup for the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Starting Lineup
1st – Kyle Larson
2nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
3rd – Chase Elliott
4th – William Byron
5th – Kevin Harvick
6th – Austin Dillon
7th – Alex Bowman
8th – Martin Truex Jr.
9th – Daniel Suarez
10th – Ross Chastain
11th – Ryan Blaney
12th – Denny Hamlin
13th – Brad Keselowski
14th – Joey Logano
15th – Tyler Reddick
16th – Bubba Wallace
17th – Christopher Bell
18th – Kyle Busch
19th – Erik Jones
20th – Matt DiBenedetto
21st – Chase Briscoe
22nd – Michael McDowell
23rd – Cole Custer
24th – Corey LaJoie
25th – Ryan Newman
26th – Ryan Preece
27th – Chris Buescher
28th – Justin Haley
29th – Anthony Alfredo
30th – Quin Houff
31st – Aric Almirola
32nd – Cody Ware
33rd – James Davison
34th – Garrett Smithley
35th – Josh Bilicki
36th – David Starr
37th – B.J. McLeod
38th – Kurt Busch
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