Kyle Larson, No. 5 team to serve pass-through penalty after Talladega start
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Kyle Larson will serve a pass-through penalty after the start of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway for an infraction found before Saturday morning’s qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
Larson was not allowed to participate in Busch Light Pole qualifying after officials found unapproved adjustments made to the roof-rail section of the No. 5 Chevrolet as it was pushed to the qualifying grid. The car was pulled from the qualifying order and returned to the garage, and Larson is set to start last in Sunday’s GEICO 500 (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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NASCAR officials initially indicated that any further penalties would be announced this coming week, but amended that Sunday morning to treat the violation as an at-track penalty. In addition to Larson’s pass down pit road after the green flag, competition officials ejected No. 5 car chief Jesse Saunders.
The team declined comment.
Larson, the leader in the Cup Series standings, had won three consecutive pole positions (Richmond, Martinsville, Texas) entering Sunday’s 500-miler.
