It would\u2019ve matched the rest of the day for <\/span>Denny Hamlin<\/b><\/a>. He started on the pole, but hit the wall off Turn 1. A quarter of the way in, he spins in Turn 2. He led in the closing laps, but his crew didn\u2019t get his car full of fuel on the money stop.<\/span><\/p>\n Luck, however, rolled his way.<\/span><\/p>\n A late caution with 23 laps to go and another caution with 18 to go saved him the 2 \u00bd laps of fuel needed to score his 49th NASCAR Cup Series victory.<\/span><\/p>\n But then came the inspection results<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYeah, unfortunately, we were doing our post-race inspections, which we do,\u201d Brad Moran, NASCAR Cup Series managing director, said. \u201cThere was some issues discovered that affect aero of the vehicle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The issue involved material on the front fascia.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere really was no reason why there was some material that was somewhere it shouldn’t have been,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n As a result, NASCAR disqualified Denny Hamlin and <\/span>Kyle Busch<\/b> and\u00a0handed <\/span>Chase Elliott<\/b>, who originally finished third, his 17th career victory.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s the first time a race winner in the Cup Series has been disqualified since NASCAR instituted post-race inspection DQs in 2019 and the first in a Cup Series race since 1960.<\/span><\/p>\n April 17, 1960 at Wilson Speedway was the last time a NASCAR Cup Series win was revoked by a disqualification. <\/p>\n In 1960, Emanuel Zervakis was disqualified for having a gas tank that was too big, giving the win to Joe Weatherly. #NASCAR<\/a> <\/p>\n \ud83d\udcf7: Spartanburg Herald\/Racer's Reunion pic.twitter.com\/Vc2NfWdUV8<\/a><\/p>\n — Jonathan Fjeld (@Jonathan_Fjeld) July 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1410688647-1-scaled.jpg\")
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