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Erik Jones disqualified after failing post-race inspection at Martinsville

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Erik Jones finished 24th in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville, one lap down. Thanks to a fifth-place finish in the opening stage, he managed to score a total of 19 points. Unfortunately for Jones, he will now leave Martinsville with just a single point due to problems in post-race inspection.

While the race-winning No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Denny Hamlin was cleared without issue, the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota of Jones was not so lucky. Jones' car failed to meet the minimum weight requirement, resulting in an automatic disqualification from the event.

Erik Jones, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota (Photo by: Logan Riely / Getty Images)

Officially, he will finish 38th (last) in the running order -- Jones' worst result of the 2025 season. It's actually his worst result since the 2021 Daytona 500 and the second DQ of his Cup Series career (with the other coming in 2019 at Richmond).

As a result of the penalty, Jones will also lose seven positions in the championships standings as well, dropping from 22nd to 29th in points.

NASCAR will take the No. 43 back to the R&D Center for further inspection, along with the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of Ty Dillon.

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JGR team owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Joe Gibbs

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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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NASCAR Hall of Famers Team Wood Brothers Racing co-founder, Leonard Wood and RCR team owner, Richard Childress

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Jeff Gordon, Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota

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Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford

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Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford

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Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford

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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, John Hunter Nemechek, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota

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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota

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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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