NASCAR reveal two Cup Series cars set for further inspection after Pocono

Two NASCAR Cup Series cars are set to undergo further inspection following post-race tech at Pocono Raceway.

The Great American Getaway 400 was won by Chase Briscoe in the No. 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing, and the win and race results were made official when the series confirmed that no issues were found in post-race inspection.

However, in the report that confirmed the above, NASCAR also announced that the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet driven by Christopher Bell and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Chase Elliott are set for further inspection at their R&D Center this week.

"Post-race inspection was completed without issue, confirming Briscoe as the winner," NASCAR wrote.

"The Nos. 9 and 20 cars will be brought back to the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina, for inspections."

Bell drove the No. 20 to a 17th-place finish at Pocono on Sunday, with Elliott finishing fifth in the No. 9.

Interestingly, the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Elliott in the Xfinity Series on Saturday is also set for further inspection at the R&D Center this week, NASCAR has confirmed.

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Why does NASCAR inspect cars further post-race?

Although it does not happen every single week, cars being taken back to the R&D Center in North Carolina for further inspection is not something new.

In fact, it has happened multiple times this season already in the Cup Series, with differing results.

Chase Briscoe was disqualified from the Daytona 500 following his car being inspected further, for example, with the No. 19 found to have been in violation of Section 14.1 of the NASCAR rule book, which pertains to overall assembled vehicles rules, and Section 14.5.8, which deals with the spoiler. This was, however, later overturned at appeal.

Further inspection does not necessarily mean punishment, though, as evidenced by April's race at Talladega, after which four Cup Series cars were inspected at the R&D Center and given the all-clear.

For the most part, the further inspections are for educational purposes, as outlined on NASCAR's official website: "Sometimes, NASCAR will choose cars to take back to the R&D Center, but that’s more for engine education than anything else."

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