KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two cars dropped to the rear of the field before the start of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway because of unapproved adjustments.
The No. 22 Team Penske Ford driven by Joey Logano and the No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Noah Gragson fell back during pace laps before Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 (2 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at the 1.5-mile track. Logano had earned the 15th starting spot in Saturday’s qualifying session, and Gragson was set to start 28th in the 37-car field.
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Logano indicated on an MRN Radio broadcast Saturday that his team was set to change the steering rack on his No. 22 Ford after he experienced power steering issues in Cup Series practice. A Front Row Motorsports representative said that the steering column was changed on Gragson’s No. 4 Ford.
Sunday’s event is the ninth of 36 points-paying races on the Cup Series circuit. Logano enters the 400-mile race in 12th place in the series standings; Gragson ranks 31st.