NASCAR Cup Series

Cars of Aric Almirola, Elliott Sadler fail post-race inspection at Talladega

Published May. 7, 2017 8:05 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

Chase Wilhelm

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- There were a pair of inspection issues following Sunday's Monster Energy Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

The No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford of Aric Almirola failed post-race LIS inspection following his fourth-place result. NASCAR officials also found a missing lug nut on the left-rear wheel of Elliott Sadler's No. 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet.

Currently one point out from the 16th and final spot in the playoffs, Almirola faces a 35-point penalty and crew chief Drew Blickensderfer faces a potential three-race suspension.

Any penalties from the violations will be issued by the sanctioning body later this week.

share

Get more from NASCAR Cup Series Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic

NASCAR Cup Series