NASCAR penalizes two more Hendrick drivers before Chicago street race

The two Hendrick Motorsports drivers who actually ran qualifying laps must drop to the rear of the field for Sunday's Chicago NASCAR Cup Series race anyway.
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, Grant Park 165, Chicago Street Course, NASCAR
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, Grant Park 165, Chicago Street Course, NASCAR | James Gilbert/GettyImages

Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron and Chase Elliott did not complete qualifying runs in Saturday's qualifying session for Sunday afternoon's Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course, so they are set to start at the back of the field.

Set to join them is Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin, who also did not turn a lap around the 12-turn, 2.2-mile (3.541-kilometer) Chicago, Illinois street circuit in qualifying. Byron, Hamlin, and Elliott are set to roll off in 38th, 39th, and 40th place, respectively.

Now the two Hendrick Motorsports drivers who actually did run qualifying laps are set to join Byron and Elliott at the back of the 40-car field.

Unapproved adjustments and repairs were made to both Alex Bowman's No. 48 Chevrolet and Kyle Larson's No. 5 Chevrolet. So despite the fact that they qualified in 11th and 14th, respectively, they are set to drop to the tail end of the field for the green flag.

Larson is set to drop to the tail end of the inside lane while Bowman is set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane. Pre-race penalties issued to additional drivers could affect just how far they fall back to start the race.

Kaulig Racing's Ty Dillon was also penalized after unapproved adjustments and repairs were made to his No. 10 Chevrolet, but he only qualified 34th to begin with, so he isn't set to drop far.

Here's an updated look at the starting lineup for Sunday's 75-lap Grant Park 165 after these penalties were issued.

Updated NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup in Chicago

1st - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2nd - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
3rd - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
4th - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
5th - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6th - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7th - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
8th - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
9th - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10th - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
11th - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12th - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
13th - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
14th - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
15th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
16th - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
17th - Will Brown, No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
18th - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
19th - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
20th - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
21st - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
22nd - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
23rd - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
24th - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
25th - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
26th - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
27th - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
28th - Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
29th - Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
30th - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
31st - Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
32nd - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
33rd - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
34th - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
35th - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
36th - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
37th - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
38th - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
39th - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
40th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

NOTE: This starting lineup is subject to change, depending on further grid penalties. Drivers sent to the rear are set to remain in their respective row and line up based on their initial qualifying positions.

Tune in to TNT Sports at 2:00 p.m. ET this afternoon for the live broadcast of the Grant Park 165 from the Chicago Street Course.