Johnson’s No. 48 among cars moving to rear at Michigan

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BROOKLYN, Mich. — Six cars will drop to the rear of the field before the start of Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race for unapproved adjustments at Michigan International Speedway.

The following teams will start at the back for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) because they unloaded backup cars: the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet of Jimmie Johnson, the JTG Daugherty Racing No. 47 Chevrolet of AJ Allmendinger and the Front Row Motorsports No. 34 Ford of Landon Cassill.

Also, the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19 Toyota driven by rookie Daniel Suarez will fall to the rear of the field during pace laps because of an unapproved tire change.

Just prior to the start of the race, the Stewart-Haas Racing duo of Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Ford, slated to start 11th) and Kurt Busch (No. 41 Ford, slated to start 15th) were sent to the rear for unapproved body modifications.

The Germain Racing No. 13 Chevrolet driven by Ty Dillon will also start at the back of the field because it did not officially post a qualifying lap. Dillon’s speed in Friday’s Coors Light Pole Qualifying was disallowed because of unapproved modifications to the body of the car.

Also of note, there will be a competition caution at Lap 25 in this race.