Four Cup Series teams penalized for Las Vegas pre-race inspection failures

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5 months ago

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Four NASCAR Cup Series teams were levied penalties for multiple failures during pre-race inspection Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the sanctioning body announced. RELATED: Cup Series standings | Las Vegas weekend schedule NASCAR officials ejected the car chiefs of the Nos. 2, 10, 16 and 24 teams ahead of Sunday's Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (4 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The team members exiting Las Vegas are as follows:

Eric Bailey, No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Troy Lankford Jr., No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Jaron Antley, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Jacob Bowman, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Additionally, drivers Austin Cindric (No. 2), Ty Dillon (No. 10), AJ Allmendinger (No. 16) and William Byron (No. 24) will lose pit selection for the 267-lap event in the Nevada desert. Byron is a former springtime winner at the track (2023).