NASCAR Rescinds Ryan Blaney DQ at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — NASCAR had disqualified Ryan Blaney for failing tech inspection after the Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR said Blaney had an improper shock found during post-race tech inspection. He was credited with finishing last with one point earned.
Upon further review, Blaney will earn 39 points for getting sixth and eighth in the stages and sixth in the race.
NASCAR Statement
“After further review of the inspection process throughout this weekend’s events at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NASCAR has rescinded the No. 12 disqualification penalty.
Monday morning during its race weekend debrief, NASCAR discovered an issue with the damper template used for inspection.
NASCAR then conducted a detailed investigation, and has restored the No. 12’s stage and race finishing positions from Sunday.
NASCAR has taken internal steps to remedy this issue moving forward.”
Team Penske then issued this statement:
“We are pleased with the decision by NASCAR to rescind the post-race disqualification to the No. 12 car following Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR has shown a tremendous amount of integrity throughout the process which has led to this conclusion.
We are proud of the effort and the results by the No. 12 team during the 2023 season. We look forward to continuing the pursuit of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship.”
This has an impact on the playoff fight heading into Homestead-Miami and Martinsville.
The points will go back to looking like this
- Kyle Larson (WIN)
- William Byron (+9)
- Denny Hamlin (+2)
- Martin Truex Jr. (+2)
- Christopher Bell (-2)
- Tyler Reddick (-16)
- Ryan Blaney (-17)
- Chris Buescher (-23)
After looking like this when NASCAR disqualified Ryan Blaney
- Kyle Larson (WIN)
- William Byron (+11)
- Denny Hamlin (+4)
- Martin Truex Jr. (+3)
- Christopher Bell (-3)
- Tyler Reddick (-15)
- Chris Buescher (-23)
- Ryan Blaney (-56)
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com