LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 22: Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, talk during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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Cup series championship contender penalized before Phoenix even starts

By rmarcano | November 11, 2017

This is never the way you want to start the weekend.

ESPN did it's rundown on drivers who have been penalized for failing pre-race tech, and there are some important names on the list.

Chase Elliott -- who is going for a title -- received a 15-minute practice hold because his No. 24 failed pre-race tech twice. Joey Logano and Chris Buescher also received the same penalty.

Erik Jones received the stiffest penalty, losing 30 minutes of practice time for failing pre-qualifying tech three times.

Cup final practice holds: 30-min (fail Phx prequal tech 3x): Jones ... 15-min (fail Texas prerace tech 2x): Logano, Elliott, Buescher ... 15-min (fail Phx prequal tech 2x): TDillon, LaJoie, DiBenedetto #nascar

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) November 11, 2017

Three other drivers failed pre-qualifying tech twice and will also be docked 15 minutes.

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