February 15, 2022: Kevin Harvick practice at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (HHP/Harold Hinson)
Kevin Harvick's team was one of five to lose crewmembers to an ejection. (HHP/Harold Hinson)

NASCAR Ejects Five Cup Crew Members For Tech Failures

NASCAR ejected five crew members from five NASCAR Cup Series teams Friday for failures in pre-practice/qualifying inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The ejections – along with the loss of pit selection – were a result of cars failing inspection twice.

The cars that failed tech were Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Ford, Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet, Harrison Burton’s No. 21 Ford, Todd Gilliland’s No. 38 Ford and Josh Bilicki’s No. 77 car.

The crew members who were ejected:

  • Robert Smith, car chief for Harvick’s team
  • Matt Barndt, car chief for Elliott’s team
  • Cody Sauls, car chief for Burton’s team
  • Tony Manzer, car chief for Gilliland’s team
  • Nicholas Sowa, engineer for Bilicki’s team

Practice and qualifying for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 begins today at 1:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 2 before moving to Fox Sports 1 at 2 p.m. ET