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Four Cup cars to be penalized practice time Friday at Richmond

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500

MARTINSVILLE, VA - MARCH 26: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota, leads Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Haas Automation Demo Day Ford, during the weather delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 26, 2018 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

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RICHMOND, Va. - Cup playoff drivers Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer are among four drivers who will be docked practice time Friday, NASCAR announced.

Bowyer and Jamie McMurray will be penalized 15 minutes of practice for being late to inspection before last weekend’s race at Las Vegas.

Busch will be docked 15 minutes of practice time because his car failed inspection twice before last weekend’s race.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will be penalized 30 minutes for failing inspection before last weekend’s race three times.

Cup teams practice is from 1:30 - 2:20 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

In the Xfinity Series, eight cars will be docked practice time in the opening session. Missing 30 minutes will be Matt Tifft and Brandon Jones for failing inspection three or more times before last weekend’s race at Las Vegas.

Missing 15 minutes for failing inspection twice last weekend will be Cole Custer, Michael Annett, Ryan Truex, Timmy Hill, Ryan Preece and Daniel Hemric.