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WATKINS GLEN, NY – Chase Elliott, looking to win his third consecutive Cup race at Watkins Glen International, will have to race without team manager Alan Gustafson and start from behind for inspection violations ahead of Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen International.
NASCAR has announced that teams of Elliott and Christopher Bell have received L1 penalties and have parts forfeited.
Elliott’s team will lose Gustafson for the race and start at the back of the 37-car field. Engineer Tom Gray will replace Gustafson. NASCAR also awards Elliott 10 driver points and team 10 owner points. NASCAR also imposes a fine of $ 25,000.
The Bell team will lose team leader Adan Stevens for the race. NASCAR also docked 10 Bell Driver points and 10 Team Owner points. NASCAR also imposes a fine of $ 25,000.
Elliott and Stevens were both kicked out after their cars passed inspection.
The inspection is continuing. The Cup race begins at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Elliott was scheduled to start 11th in the 37-car field.
Elliott won at Watkins Glen in 2018 and 2019. There was no race at Watkins Glen last year due to COVID.
He has won six of the last eight road races in the Cup. His seven career road wins rank third in NASCAR history. Elliott’s seven wins have come in 16 career starts on road circuits, a winning percentage of 43.75%. Elliott won at Road America last month and at the Circuit of the Americas in May.
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