Following post-race tech inspection for the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 23XI Racing’s Riley Herbst has been disqualified.
Herbst was disqualified for failing post-race weights. He initially finished 30th in Sunday’s race, one lap down. He’s now credited with a last-place (37th) finish and will receive only one championship point.
DQ continues Herbst’s rough rookie season
The DQ doesn’t affect Herbst’s result on Sunday all that much, but it piles on to what has been a rough rookie season for the 26-year-old driver.
Herbst is 35th in the Cup Series standings, which is second-to-last of all full-time drivers. He’s yet to score a top-10 finish with four races remaining in the season. Meanwhile, his pair of 23XI Racing teammates in Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace both advanced to the second round of the Cup Series playoffs.
Herbst will follow the Cup Series field to his home track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 12 before traveling to Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 19 in the race that will be his best chance to score a top-10 in his rookie season.