Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Nascar Chevy Camaro ZL1, crossed the finish line in third place at Pocono Raceway on July 24th, but he was credited with the victory after the top two finishers were disqualified for failing post-race inspection.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry, crossed the finish line in first after winning the pole position for Sunday’s event, while Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Camry was scored just ahead of Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro at the line. Both Toyotas, which are fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing, failed post-race inspection after the event. Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry was stripped of the win, and Busch’s No. 18 Camry was removed from second place, thus granting Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro the win.
Nascar Cup Series managing director, Brad Moran, explained what led to the disqualifications. “There were some issues discovered that affect aero of the vehicle,” he said. “The part was the front fascia… there was some material that was somewhere it shouldn’t have been.” Moran did not go into more detail, but stated that both Toyotas will be taken to the Nascar R&D Center for further evaluation. Interestingly, Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry also failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times, though Nascar did not disclose why.
Since both Toyotas were found to be illegal, it’s particularly impressive that the No. 1 Camaro of Ross Chastain could keep up with them and challenge them both for the race lead. However, Chastain’s bid for the win was put to a premature end when Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota made contact with the No. 1 Camaro. The two have a history of run-ins, and Chastain’s No. 1 was wrecked beyond drivability as a result, along with the No. 4 Ford Mustang of Kevin Harvick.
The victory at Pocono marks the fourth in the 2022 season for the No. 9 Nascar Camaro of Chase Elliott, and was his fifth consecutive top two finish. He did not lead a single lap on Sunday, but was competitive near the front of the field for most of the event.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Sheetz Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 9 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | CommScope Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 160 | 14 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 160 | 18 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Fr8Auctions.com Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | DeWalt Toyota | 160 | 2 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 8 | 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash Toyota | 160 | 4 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 160 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | BREZTRI Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 12 | 18 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Haas Automation Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Generators Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 10 | 45 | Ty Gibbs(i) | McDonald's Toyota | 160 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 17 | 32 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 19 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/SweetLeaf Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 23 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | WWE SummerSlam on Peacock Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | Verizon Frontline Ford | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 30 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 27 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Big Dog Energy Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 160 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 22 | 16 | Noah Gragson(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | A&W Root Beer Float Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 24 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Apple #BuschTrickyTrivia Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 33 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Ford | 159 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Wyndham Resorts Ford | 158 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 35 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Surface Sunscreen Ford | 158 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Keystone Light Ford | 154 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 142 | 16 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Duracell Ford | 135 | 7 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 31 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto/Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 160 | 21 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 36 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&Ms Toyota | 160 | 63 | Toyota TRD Camry |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Comments
Like People keep saying Loser cheat and winners always win. Put another checker flag on the window piler for Chase. I bet this makes the Toyota fans look stupid for trying to get the lobster. As a prize or trying to break Jim Johnson’s records. 😂🤣
The question keeps coming up, time & time again; How do the cars make it through Pre-race inspection, but Fail, Post race inspection? Some mechanical issues like ride height might happen during a race, but Not things like Fascia, or body panels.
I bet NASCAR will never explain this!
I love everything about this. Two of the biggest whiners in the sport and turdota. Throw in jgr and it’s a grand slam!
JGR actually did explain. Pieces of tape were found on the front fascia under the racecars’ wraps, which NASCAR does not check under in pre race inspection. Still wonder how either car made it through the laser inspection though unless they were within tolerance.
When you play in the gray you can expect it. Happens to everyone sooner or later. I don’t think a team exists that isn’t playing in the gray. They are trying everything they can to find something that might give them just alittle more. Biggest challenge is doing it without getting caught. As competitive as the sport is nowadays you have to try everything you can to get a little extra. Nothing new, been happening since day one.
Look NASCAR was asked by the MFGs and team owners to bring down the cost of the cars so that is why this car exist.
NASCAR also made it clear any infractions will be hit hard. The case here is in the aero and body area and it was hidden under the body wrap.
Gibbs is not going to contest this as they were caught. I expect he was not aware of this and I expect someone will pay a price for it on the team. Being they are trying to get a new sponsor they can’t just ignore this one.
Toyota has struggled at times this year as some tracks and I expect they were desperate to try something.
To be honest the Cheating is much less but I am sure they all are still looking at things to mess with. A good team will always look for the advantage.
NASCAR wants to keep these cars clean too as they are now looking to see about racing them globally. The Australian touring car series cars are very close and GM is testing at Le Mans next year.
I expect they will go global with the best drivers from each series racing at key global events for a world championship.
Nice try, but Joey Logano has always driven a Ford, No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske. Any chance this was posted by a “progressive” election official?
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