The Nos. 3, 24 and 48 Chevrolets of Austin Dillon, William Byron and Jimmie Johnson are among the cars that failed pre-race technical inspection ahead of Sunday’s Gander RV 400 (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Pocono Raceway.
The No. 3 Richard Childress Racing entry failed when NASCAR Officials found the right-rear of the car to be too low. Dillon’s qualifying time was disallowed, meaning he will have to forfeit his fifth-place starting spot and move to the rear of the field before the green flag.
Johnson’s No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports entry also failed in the OSS inspection station. The seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion’s sixth-place qualifying time has been disallowed. Meanwhile, Byron’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports car will lose its original eighth-place starting spot.
The No. 12 Team Penske Ford of Blaney also failed and will give up the 20th starting spot, while McDowell will lose 17th after the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford failed. The No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet of Buescher will forfeit the 28th starting spot, and the No. 32 GoFas Racing Ford of Corey LaJoie gives up the 30th starting place. Ross Chastain’s No. 15 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet and Reed Sorenson’s No. 27 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet forfeit the 35th and 36th starting spots, respectively.
Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford passed pre-race inspection and he will start on the pole and lead the field to the green.