NASCAR CUP SERIES team Hendrick Motorsports has confirmed they will not contest their driver Alex Bowman’s disqualification from last weekend’s ROVAL event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The driver of the No.48 Ally Chevrolet failed post-race tech inspection. Hendrick Motorsports had until 5 PM ET on Monday to lodge their appeal.
In a statement, Hendrick Motorsports said:
Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal the disqualification of the No. 48 car following Sunday’s race at the Charlotte ROVAL. NASCAR allows a clear margin to account for the difference in pre- and post-race weight. After a thorough review by our team and the sanctioning body, we simply did not give ourselves enough margin to meet the post-race requirement. Although unintentional, the infraction was avoidable. We are extremely disappointed to lose a playoff spot under these circumstances and apologize to our fans and partners.
Bowman’s disqualification from the race has elevated Team Penske’s Joey Logano into round eight of the championship playoffs. Hendrick Motorsports Kyle Larson dominated the Bank of America ROVAL 400 in the No.5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Speaking following the race he said:
Really, it’s the first time in my Playoff career I’ve not been close to the cut line, so it was good to kind of have a little bit stress-free of a weekend,” said Larson, whose previous win at the Roval came during his 2021 championship season. “I think the first time I’ve been here without crashing, maybe, besides the other time I won.
“It’s known that I don’t really use the sim (simulator) much, and I was in the sim this week. It really helped me get into a rhythm I think early on and helped us kind of fine-tune our car, too.”