Chase Elliott Disqualified in Nashville Cup Race

BREAKING: NASCAR has disqualified the No. 9 Chevrolet of Chase Elliott in today's NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway.  Post- race inspection found five loose lug nuts on the car.  He had finished 13th.  During the final stage of the race, Elliott reported what he thought was a vibration or a tire going down.

CHAD KNAUS, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMPETITION FOR HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS, ON THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE NO. 9 TEAM AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY:
“It’s unfortunate. The lug nuts on the No. 9 were loose at the end of the race. At the end of the race Chase had a vibration. There were quite a few tire issues through the course of the day so they were hopeful that it was just a cord or something in the tire that was creating the vibration so they chose to run the race out. It’s unfortunate that the lug nuts vibrated loose on the left rear and now we are sitting here with a disqualification for the 9 team.”