No. 19 car in Xfinity Series penalized pre-Darlington

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The No. 19 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series was penalized Saturday for failing pre-qualifying inspection four times. As a result, the team will receive the following penalties:

Car chief has been ejected.
Car cannot qualify for the Xfinity race this afternoon.
Loss of 10 owner and driver points.
Driver to serve a pass-through penalty after the green flag in Saturday's Xfinity race.
Loss of pit selection next week at Indianapolis.
A 30-minute practice hold will be served in Indianapolis.

The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota is driven by Brandon Jones, who will remain in sixth place in the driver points standings after the penalty. The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET start (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM). Additionally, the No. 23 car failed pre-qualifying inspection three times and the car chief was ejected. Chase Elliott is driving the No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet in Saturday's race.