NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick secured himself a spot in the 400 miles shootout in Florida. But now he’s now lost his guarantee and sits at risk of playoff elimination all thanks to a huge penalty.
Harvick led the most laps in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday on his way to winning the race, and, under NASCAR’s new and objectively convoluted points system, a spot in the final round of the playoffs to determine the series champion.
In an inspection at the off-site NASCAR Research and Development Center after the race, NASCAR deemed that Harvick’s winning car from Texas was illegal, stripping Harvick and his team of every benefit from the win except for the trophy, and docking 40 driver and owner points. Ouch.
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