While Denny Hamlin is busy defending his 23XI Racing team off the track, Riley Herbst, the Cup Series rookie, had a hellish weekend. After post-race inspection at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR confirmed that Herbst had been disqualified from the Bank of America ROVAL 400 for failing post-race weights.

Herbst, who drives for 23XI Racing, originally crossed the start-finish line with a 30th-place finish in the 109-lap event around the 2.28-mile road course, but with the disqualification, the Las Vegas native will be dropped to 37th. The disqualification costs Herbst 6 Cup Series championship points and does not affect the playoff outcome, which had already eliminated four drivers at the checkered.

Only a few drivers – Erik Jones, Austin Dillon, Josh Bilicki, Cody Ware, Kyle Busch, Brad

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