Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Chase Elliott is set to drop to the rear for the start of today’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway, the Goodyear 400.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott was slated to start today’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, in sixth place behind the wheel of his #9 Chevrolet as a result of the starting lineup formula.
However, he is set to drop to the rear ahead of this 293-lap race around the four-turn, 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometer) egg-shaped oval in Darlington, South Carolina.
Unapproved adjustments were made to Elliott’s #9 Chevrolet ahead of the race.
As a result, he is set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane and take the green flag in 36th place in the 37-car field instead of sixth.
Set to join Elliott at the rear of the field is Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola. Almirola’s #10 Ford failed pre-race inspection twice. Almirola won’t have to drop back nearly as far as Elliott, as he was slated to start in 27th place. He is set to drop to the rear of the inside lane and start in 37th.
Here is the updated starting lineup for the 2021 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.
Starting Lineup
1st – Brad Keselowski
2nd – Kevin Harvick
3rd – Kyle Busch
4th – Martin Truex Jr.
5th – William Byron
6th – Matt DiBenedetto
7th – Denny Hamlin
8th – Tyler Reddick
9th – Austin Dillon
10th – Joey Logano
11th – Chris Buescher
12th – Kyle Larson
13th – Michael McDowell
14th – Ryan Blaney
15th – Daniel Suarez
16th – Ross Chastain
17th – Kurt Busch
18th – Ryan Newman
19th – Alex Bowman
20th – Chase Briscoe
21st – Christopher Bell
22nd – Cole Custer
23rd – Bubba Wallace
24th – Erik Jones
25th – Anthony Alfredo
26th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
27th – Ryan Preece
28th – Corey LaJoie
29th – Justin Haley
30th – B.J. McLeod
31st – Cody Ware
32nd – J.J. Yeley
33rd – Quin Houff
34th – James Davison
35th – Josh Bilicki
36th – Chase Elliott
37th – Aric Almirola
Tune in to Fox Sports 1 right now for the live broadcast of the Goodyear 400 from Darlington Raceway. This race is the 12th of 36 events on the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.