Busch, Stenhouse teams penalized after inspection failures at COTA; car chiefs ejected
AUSTIN, Texas — Two teams failed pre-qualifying inspection twice during Friday’s opening inspections at Circuit of The Americas, NASCAR officials announced Saturday.
The No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet and No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet each passed on their third attempts but were penalized after two prior failures.
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Clay Alexander, car chief of the No. 8 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Busch, has been ejected from the weekend’s event. Car chief Travis Young has been ejected this weekend from the No. 47, driven by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
In addition, both teams will lose pit-stall selection for Sunday’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
