Nos. 3, 78 teams penalized after Cup Series pre-race inspection failures at EchoPark

The No. 3 Richard Childress Racing and No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports teams were levied penalties for multiple failures during NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection Friday evening at Atlanta's EchoPark Speedway. RELATED: Weekend schedule | At-track photos NASCAR officials ejected both team's car chiefs: Ryan Chism on the RCR Chevrolet driven by Austin Dillon, and Ryan Henderson on the Live Fast Chevrolet driven by team owner BJ McLeod. Additionally, both teams forfeit pit selection for Sunday's Autotrader 400 (3 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). While Dillon's Camaro passed on its third attempt, McLeod's Open entry must still pass inspection Saturday. Both drivers crashed out of the season-opening Daytona 500, with Dillon placing 37th and McLeod 41st. This story will be updated.