NASCAR: Bubba Wallace, others penalized before New Hampshire
By Asher Fair
Bubba Wallace is among five drivers who are set to drop to the rear of the field before Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The starting lineup for this afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, was set by the starting lineup formula, but there have been several changes due to pre-race penalties.
Five drivers are set to drop to the rear of the 37-car field ahead of this 301-lap race around the four-turn, 1.058-mile (1.703-kilometer) oval in Loudon, New Hampshire.
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Among those drivers, 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace was to have started the farthest forward in 18th place. He is set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane after unapproved adjustments were made to his #23 Toyota.
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The other four drivers set to drop to the rear of the field were penalized as a result of the fact that their cars failed pre-race inspection multiple times.
JTG Daugherty Racing’s Ryan Preece was to have started in 25th place, but he is set to drop to the tail end of the inside lane after his #37 Chevrolet had pre-race inspection issues. Set to start alongside Preece in 26th was Spire Motorsports’ Corey LaJoie, whose #7 Chevrolet also had inspection issues. He is set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane.
Live Fast Motorsports’ B.J. McLeod, who had been slated to start in 32nd place behind the wheel of his #78 Ford, and StarCom Racing’s Quin Houff, who had been slated to start in 36th behind the wheel of his #00 Chevrolet, are both set to drop to the tail end of the rear end for the same reason.
Here is the updated starting lineup for the 2021 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Starting Lineup
1st – Kyle Busch
2nd – Martin Truex Jr.
3rd – Chase Elliott
4th – Kurt Busch
5th – Alex Bowman
6th – Denny Hamlin
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Tyler Reddick
9th – Christopher Bell
10th – Kyle Larson
11th – Brad Keselowski
12th – Kevin Harvick
13th – Austin Dillon
14th – Matt DiBenedetto
15th – Joey Logano
16th – William Byron
17th – Chris Buescher
18th – Ross Chastain
19th – Chase Briscoe
20th – Aric Almirola
21st – Cole Custer
22nd – Erik Jones
23rd – Michael McDowell
24th – Ryan Newman
25th – Anthony Alfredo
26th – Justin Haley
27th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28th – Cody Ware
29th – Daniel Suarez
30th – Bubba Wallace
31st – Garrett Smithley
32nd – Corey LaJoie
33rd – Josh Bilicki
34th – B.J. McLeod
35th – James Davison
36th – Quin Houff
37th – Ryan Preece
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Tune in to NBC Sports Network at 3:00 p.m. ET this afternoon for the live broadcast of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway.