Pocono race winner fails post-race inspection

Kyle Busch failed inspection after a dominating win at Pocono Raceway

Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race moments ago; Failed tech after the race

NASCAR issued the following statement:

LONG POND, Pa. — The race-winning No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series Toyota failed post-race inspection height measurements following the Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons.

Kyle Busch drove the No. 18 car to his first Xfinity Series win of the season, leading 64 laps on the day en route to the victory. The win was the second for the No. 18 car in the Xfinity Series with Ryan Preece earning a win at Bristol in April.

The car was too high in the left front, according to a NASCAR spokesperson. Last week, the No. 20 JGR team of Christopher Bell was assessed a L1-level penalty  for failing post-race height measurements that resulted in a one-race suspension for crew chief Jason Ratcliff, a $10,000 fine and a loss of 10 driver and owner points.

Any potential penalties will be announced next week by the sanctioning body.

— NASCAR —

Note: Kyle Busch won stage 1 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race today. He was penalized for speeding early on in stage 2. He came back to finish 6th at the conclusion of stage 2 after serving the penalty.

Kyle Busch then went on to take the lead in stage 3 and dominate the remainder of the race. However, he has now failed post-race inspection. The penalty will be announced on Tuesday or Wednesday along with any other possible infractions in the MENCS division.

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Related: Pocono race results – NXS

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