CONCORD, N.C., May 24 (UPI) -- Two Haas CNC Racing Sprint Cup cars were confiscated Saturday and sent to NASCAR's Research and Development Center after they failed a second check.
Both cars had qualified for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. Drivers Scott Riggs and Johnny Sauter will be forced to start from the back in their backup cars.
Wing mounting plates on the deck-lid appeared to be the problem.
"The discrepancy was brought to our attention, and we addressed it," said NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp. "The garage is a self-policing area. We follow up on information we get and we're always inspecting race cars. That was the case with this."
A similar problem was found on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s DEI Chevrolet last year and the team received both a points (100) and money penalty ($100,000).
