Ryan Blaney hasn’t been disqualified from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Collection race at Las Vegas in any case.
Blaney completed sixth Sunday however was demoted to final place after his automobile failed a post-race inspection as a result of a entrance shock didn’t meet the required peak. Nonetheless, NASCAR stated Monday that its personal template was the rationale for Blaney’s inspection failure, and his automobile was really authorized.
“Monday morning throughout its race weekend debrief, NASCAR found a difficulty with the damper template used for inspection,” a NASCAR assertion stated. “NASCAR then performed an in depth investigation and has restored [Blaney’s] stage and race ending positions from Sunday.
“NASCAR has taken inner steps to treatment this concern transferring ahead.”
It’s a large improvement for Blaney. He scored 39 factors over the course of Sunday’s race however was relegated to getting one level due to the disqualification. The DQ meant Blaney confronted must-win races at Homestead and Martinsville to advance to the title race at Phoenix.
As a substitute, Blaney is within the thick of the race to advance to the title race by way of factors. All eight playoff drivers completed within the prime 11 on Sunday, and Blaney was third amongst them. After beginning the third spherical in eighth, he’s now seventh within the standings and 17 factors again of fourth place.
Workforce Penske would’ve been in a position to attraction the disqualification had it not been rescinded and certain would’ve received if it had strong proof that NASCAR made a mistake.
“We’re happy with the choice by NASCAR to rescind the post-race disqualification to the No. 12 automobile following Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR has proven an incredible quantity of integrity all through the method, which has led to this conclusion,” the crew stated in a press release.
The state of affairs can also be a nasty search for NASCAR because it inspects all of the playoff drivers’ automobiles. It’s unlucky {that a} NASCAR error may’ve ruined Blaney’s title possibilities, however the sanctioning physique acknowledged its mistake on this occasion and is working to verify it does not occur once more.
