NASCAR suspends Chase Elliott for 1 race for wrecking Denny Hamlin


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CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR suspended Chase Elliott for one race on Tuesday, less than one day after the five-time most popular driver and former Cup champion deliberately wrecked Denny Hamlin in the Coca-Cola 600. Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement it will not appeal the suspension and Corey Lajoie will replace Elliott in the No. 9 Chevrolet this weekend at Gateway, outside of St. Louis. NASCAR suspended Elliott under a section of rulebook covered under "Member Code of Conduct." Among the rules covered in that section is "removing another competitor from championship contention in a dangerous manner when not racing for position based on the available evidence and specific circumstances of the incident."

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