No. 21 car ruled too low in Xfinity Series post-race inspection at Kansas

NASCAR officials announced that the Richard Childress Racing No. 21 Chevrolet driven by Daniel Hemric to a runner-up finish in Saturday's Xfinity Series event at Kansas Speedway was found to be too low in a post-race inspection. The No. 21 car did not pass the minimum height requirement in the left-front. Officials said any penalties would be announced next week, but such an infraction would fall under the L1-level guidelines with a 10-point penalty in the driver and owner standings and a $10,000 fine. RELATED: Race results | Nemechek breaks through Hemric finished 5.200 seconds behind first-time race winner John Hunter Nemechek in the Kansas Lottery 300. He emerged as the series' leader by nine points over Elliott Sadler after the opening race in the Round of 8. Additionally, the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 Chevrolet team was found to have one lug nut not secured in a post-race check. The guidelines for such a penalty would result in a fine for the crew chief Randall Burnett. Matt Tifft drove the No. 2 car to a sixth-place finish Saturday.