Larson was not allowed a qualifying try Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports crew may face additional NASCAR penalties.
Previous to the beginning of the primary spherical of Saturday’s qualifying session, NASCAR introduced Larson wouldn’t be allowed to take part and was despatched again to the Cup Collection storage.
A NASCAR spokesman stated the crew was penalized for making an unapproved adjustment to the roof rail of the automobile whereas it was being pushed from the storage to the grid.Â
Any extra penalties for the incident can be introduced subsequent week.
With out collaborating in qualifying, Larson will lose pit choice and in essence have to start out from the rear of Sunday’s race.
Larson had been on a roll of late, successful the pole at Richmond, Martinsville and final weekend at Texas.Â
Earlier this season, the Stewart-Haas Racing groups of Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece had been every docked 35 factors after NASCAR found altered roof rail deflectors on every automobile throughout inspection at Atlanta race weekend.
