Seven NASCAR crew members ejected ahead of the NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway
This weekend, NASCAR unloads in Fontana, California. The 2.0-mile oval of Auto Club Speedway welcomes the stock car series for the first time since 2020.
View Auto Club Speedway inspection issues below.
This marks the first race on a intermediate track with the new Next Gen car. Teams are expected to push every limit of the rule book. And they have…
On Friday night, teams rolled through the inspection line. 7 cars have been penalized.
Auto Club: Penalties
Kurt Busch and the 23XI Racing team failed inspection three times. Per the rules, he’ll start at the back as he won’t be allowed to qualify. The team will also lose a car chief David Bryant and serve a pass through penalty at the start of the race.
No. 45
23XI Racing
Kurt Busch
(car chief David Bryant ejected)
Six more teams failed inspection twice. Those teams will be heading to the rear and lose a crew member.
No. 4
Stewart-Haas Racing
Kevin Harvick
(car chief Robert Smith ejected)
No. 6
Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
Brad Keselowski
(car chief Nick Case ejected)
No. 12
Team Penske
Ryan Blaney
(car chief Raymond Fox ejected)
No. 22
Team Penske
Joey Logano
(car chief Jerry Kelly ejected)
No. 23
23XI Racing
Bubba Wallace
(engineer Etienne Cliche ejected)
No. 7
Live Fast Motorsports
B.J. McLeod
(car chief Tyler Graf ejected)
NASCAR TV schedule from February 2022 (Auto Club Speedway)
