The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for driver Erik Jones failed on two attempts through the inspection line before Friday’s Busch Pole Qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway.
As a result, NASCAR officials ejected car chief Jason Overstreet from the No. 20 team’s 12-person road crew. The team was also penalized with a 15-minute deduction of practice time, which will be enforced in Saturday’s final practice at the 1.5-mile track.
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After starting the season with two consecutive top-10 finishes, Jones has absorbed four straight finishes of 13th or worse. He’s set to make his sixth Texas start in this Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (3 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM).
Jones has three Texas victories in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and one in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series.