NASCAR penalizes three Xfinity Series teams after pre-race inspection at Talladega

Today, before qualifying, NASCAR penalized three Xfinity Series teams for failing postrace inspection at Talladega. Aric Almirola, Blaine Perkins, and Matt DiBenedetto will lose pit selection for Texas next week. Each has had a crew member ejected as well.

These penalties usually aren’t that big of a deal. For Aric Almirola, it likely isn’t a big deal at all. He is part-time and might not even be racing next week at Texas. This is far more impactful for Blaine Perkins and Matty D.

The good news is that each car passed a third time. Had they failed a third time, it would have resulted in no qualifying time for those teams.

Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports reported on the failures. Now these three will see where they stack up in NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Talladega.

In Xfinity tech, the Almirola DiBenedetto and Perkins cars failed twice and had a crew member ejected and lose pit selection for Texas. Those cars passed on the third time.

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) April 25, 2025

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