NASCAR Changing the Rules
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NASCAR announce some rule changes today that actually make sense.
Qualifying: The cars that are not locked into the field by being in the top 35 will now all qualify at the end of qualifying. I like this change since they will all have the same track conditions. It should make qualifying more interesting since we’ll have 12 to 15 cars going out one after the other, each one trying to get one of the 8 available spots.
Tires: NASCAR has decided to provide tires for non-sanctioned tests. Each team will be given 200 tires to use at tracks like Kentucky when they go and test, rather than them using non-Goodyear tires. This one is another no brainer. Did NASCAR really think that by restricting the access to approved tires, they would eliminate the extra tests?Pit Road Safety I: Teams can only push a stalled car three pit boxes in attempting to get it started. How many times last season did we see crews pushing a car the length of pit road trying to start it, while other cars zoomed by at 45 or 50 mph? I’m amazed nobody was hurt.
Pit Road Safety II: Outside tires must now be hand rolled back to the wall, rather than being just pushed to the wall. I believe this is an attempt to keep them from being run into and becoming flying weapons.
The Money Trail: NASCAR’s stupid policy of adding fine money to the points fund has been eliminated. Rather than the money being paid out to the drivers at the end of the year, it will now go to the NASCAR Foundation and used for charity. According to FoxSports, “fines usually average around $200,000 a season, but the amount was close to $1 million last year as NASCAR cracked down on violations.” The only question now is, do the drivers/crew chiefs get to take a charitable deduction on their income taxes?
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