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Nick DeGroot

Car chief and engineer ejected after Larson and Dye fail NASCAR inspection twice

Dye Chevrolet Kyle Larson Pocono Hendrick Motorsports Live Fast Motorsports

During Saturday inspection ahead of practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono, most cars managed to pass without issue.

However, the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Kyle Larson and the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet of Daniel failed twice, before both cars passed on the third attempt.

As a result of failing twice, both teams have lost their pit stall selection and will have to take whatever two stalls are leftover. They were still be permitted to qualify and won't have to serve any in-race penalties, which would have been the penalty had either car failed on the third attempt.

Additionally, Hendrick Motorsports car chief Jesse Saunders has been ejected from the track and won't be able to take any further part in the race weekend from Pocono. Live Fast Motorsports engineer Chris Stanley has also been ejected for the remainder of the weekend.

Larson is the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, but he's also facing a year-long winless streak. Dye is making just his second career Cup Series start, and Live Fast are one of two open entries in the field for Pocono, with the other being Beard Motorsports and the No. 62 Chevrolet of Casey Mears.

It's not uncommon for cars to fail inspection like this, and it's happened several times during the 2026 season, including last weekend at Michigan. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March, four different car chiefs were ejected for inspection issues.

Denny Hamlin earned pole position for Sunday's race, while Larson will join him outside the front row.

Photos from Pocono - Saturday

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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing, Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Austin Cindric, Team Penske

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Joey Logano, Team Penske

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Joey Logano, Team Penske

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Joey Logano, Team Penske

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Joe Gibbs

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., HYAK Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Ryan Preece, RFK Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Nascar Cup Series decal

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Austin Cindric, Team Penske

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Ryan Blaney, Team Penske

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Atmosphere

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Goodyear tires

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

Ryan Blaney, Team Penske

Pocono - Saturday, in photos

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