Chase Elliott wins the Pocono round on the green carpet!

In one night, Chase Elliott has just enriched his record with a very unexpected victory... While it is usual to see cars relegated to the back of the grid following a failure in pre-race checks, it is extremely rare to see a car disqualified after the race. What can we say when two cars from the same team, Joe Gibbs Racing in this case, are deprived of a double!

Since 2019, reinforced inspections have been put in place after races, with the possibility of seizing cars for a thorough inspection at the R&D premises of the Nascar.

About the Toyota Camry from Busch and Hamlin, a suspicious element was identified on the front bumper according to Brad Moran, general manager of the NASCAR Cup Series: “There's really no reason to find anything there. We have no other alternative than disqualification. »

The two offending vehicles were immediately seized and loaded onto a NASCAR transporter. In the event of proven cheating, other sanctions could fall on Joe Gibbs Racing. On the side of the team, which has a period of one month to appeal, it seemed resigned to accept the decision of the officials, certainly to do not add more to an already very salty bill: “We were shocked that both our cars failed the post-race technical inspection”, said team owner Joe Gibbs “We plan to review every part of the process that led to this situation. »

Chase Elliott therefore consolidates his position as championship leader by winning this Pocono round after initially finishing third. Tyler Reddick is second, Daniel Suárez third, Christopher Bell fourth and Kyle Larson fifth. Michael McDowell, Martin Truex Jr., Bubba Wallace, Erik Jones and Austin Dillon rounded out the top 10.

Official Nascar rankings for the M&M'S Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono:

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