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A victory in Sunday's 500-mile Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway had locked
Harvick in as the second driver to earn a berth in the four-car
Championship Round of the playoffs. But the sanctioning body
docked him 40 points after finding illegal alterations to his
rear spoiler.
Harvick was also barred from using the win as an automatic entry
into the final four for the Nov. 18 championship race at
Homestead.
In addition, the driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
will be without crew chief Rodney Childers and car chief Robert
Smith after both were suspended for the final two races.
Joey Logano of Team Penske -- who won the previous weekend's
Round of 8 race at Martinsville Speedway -- is the only driver
locked in to Championship Round.
Harvick, despite earning his eighth win of the season, sits in
fourth place -- three points ahead of Kurt Busch and 17 points
ahead of Chase Elliott. He trails Martin Truex Jr. by 25 points
and Kyle Busch by 28.
The series heads to ISM Raceway in Phoenix this weekend for the
final elimination race before the championship.
--Field Level Media
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