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NASCAR’s Brad Moran explains stunning Alex Bowman disqualification at Roval

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NASCAR disqualified Alex Bowman from the ROVAL 400, and Brad Moran explained why the move was made. After the race, the NASCAR Cup Series Managing Director explained what led to the disqualification of the No. 48 car.

“Unfortunately, when we were running the No. 48 through, it didn’t pass the minimum weight specs,” Moran said. “We pulled the car off to the side and we allowed them to fuel it which they already did. We let them fuel it again, we let them let them run the pumps to make sure all the pickup boxes were full.

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“We give the teams every opportunity to try to meet minimum weight. We also have them plug in the water and run the water through the system to make sure they’re full of water and then we re-scale it. Sill didn’t meet the weight. We backed it off and we run it across one more time just to confirm the weights were accurate. Unfortunately, they did not meet the minimum weight. They are allowed half of a percent of a weight break which is about 17 pounds, give or take. That is what they’re allowed and it was more than that.”

Will Alex Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports appeal the disqualification at Roval?

The disqualification is costly for Alex Bowman because he’s now eliminated from the Cup Series playoffs. This means that Joey Logano, who has won two Cup Series titles, takes Bowman’s place and will compete in the Round of 8. Bowman drives for Hendrick Motorsports, and the team said it will gather more information before deciding whether to appeal or not.

“If the appeal happens, it’ll be expedited, so it’ll probably happen in the next couple of days,” Moran said, per NASCAR.com. “So really can’t get into all the details of the information, but the car was light, and that’s where we ended up.”

Bowman’s No. 48 car will be taken back to the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord North Carolina until the conclusion of the appeals process, if an appeal happens. “We are working to understand the issue and will make a decision Monday about whether to submit an appeal,” Hendrick Motorsports said.