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NASCAR Ford Disqualified After Las Vegas Fall 2023: Video

While a Chevy and a Toyota dueled it out for the lead in the closing laps of the Cup Series race at Las Vegas on October 15th, 2023, the No. 12 NASCAR Ford Mustang of Ryan Blaney quietly crossed the line in sixth place. However, he wasn’t able to keep the position, as the No. 12 Mustang unfortunately failed postrace inspection, resulting in Blaney’s disqualification.

Specifically, the left front damper on the No. 12 Mustang did not meet the overall specified length, as outlined in Section 14.11.3.5 of the NASCAR Rule Book.

As such, Blaney was forced to forfeit his sixth-place finish, surrendering the eight Playoff points he earned during the race, and was ultimately credited with a 36th-place result, dead last. As such, Blaney is now 56 points below the Playoffs cutoff line and at risk of being eliminated from the Championship 4.

Other NASCAR Ford teams had decent days, including the No. 6 Mustang of Brad Keselowski, who finished fourth after leading 38 laps during the event. Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 Mustang and the second of two Ford Playoffs contenders, brought it home in 10th. He’s 23 points below the cutoff line.

Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Chevy Camaro ZL1 got across the line in first, punching his ticket to the Championship 4 in Phoenix in three weeks.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, October 15, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 133 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2 1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota 267 61 Toyota TRD Camry
3 6 8 Kyle Busch Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 21 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 267 38 Ford Mustang
5 10 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 3 24 William Byron (P) Relay Payments Chevrolet 267 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 8 45 Tyler Reddick (P) Jordan Brand Toyota 267 0 Toyota TRD Camry
8 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 9 Toyota TRD Camry
9 15 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota 267 23 Toyota TRD Camry
10 5 17 Chris Buescher (P) Travel Centers of America Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
11 9 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
12 7 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 267 0 Toyota TRD Camry
13 13 10 Aric Almirola IHOP Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
14 36 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 24 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
16 18 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stop Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
17 16 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 28 7 Corey LaJoie NEGU Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 33 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
20 22 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 20 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 19 2 Austin Cindric Autotrader Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
23 27 77 Ty Dillon Gainbridge Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 30 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Smith's/Drumstick Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
25 32 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
26 29 38 Todd Gilliland Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford 266 0 Ford Mustang
27 23 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 26 51 JJ Yeley(i) ConectUS Ford 266 2 Ford Mustang
29 34 15 Brennan Poole(i) MACC Door Systems Ford 266 0 ford Mustang
30 31 78 BJ McLeod(i) BretBaier.com Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 35 9 Chase Elliott (P) LLumar Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
32 17 14 Chase Briscoe Code 3 Associates Ford 263 0 Ford Mustang
33 11 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 259 0 Toyota TRD Camry
34 14 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 144 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
35 25 42 Carson Hocevar(i) Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet 110 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 12 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Tarkett Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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Comments

  1. GREAT NEWS – NASCAR overturned the DQ Monday when they discovered that the template used at Vegas was ‘flawed’. You rarely see NASCAR change a ruling.

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  2. Why would any team risk disqualification with only 3 races left? Duh!!!

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  3. Dave, that’s good news. Thanks.

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