NASCAR Cup Series Driver Penalized, Starting Lineup Updated for Darlington Race Carson Hocevar of Spire Motorsports faces a penalty that will significantly alter his starting position for Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Originally qualified 16th, Hocevar’s No. 77 Chevrolet will be moved to the rear of the field following a control arm adjustment made by the team. This penalty places him 36th in the 37-car grid, positioning him on the outside lane of the egg-shaped oval. The penalty will shift the starting positions of drivers who were originally behind Hocevar on the outside lane. Those drivers will move up one row (two positions) in the lineup. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Hyak Motorsports, who was slated to start 18th, will now begin in 16th place. Drivers on the inside lane will not see any changes due to Hocevar’s penalty. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota Justin Allgaier, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota John Hunter Nemechek, No.#nascar_cup_series #carson_hocevar #spire_motorsports #darlington_raceway #goodyear_400
