Articles Comments

Racing News Daily » Entries tagged with "rules change"

Gordon thinks rule changes might make Talladega more perilous

Gordon thinks rule changes might make Talladega more perilous

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—If rule changes announced this week for Talladega make sustained two-car drafting more difficult, that could be a recipe for a wild Oct. 23 race at the 2.66-mile speedway, Jeff Gordon says. NASCAR is increasing the diameter of restrictor-plate openings from 56/64ths of an inch to 57/64ths, as well as lowering the pressure relief valve setting by eight pounds per square inch. The plate change will add seven to … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

NASCAR changes qualifying procedure for all 3 series

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.—NASCAR has broken up the Blue Man Group—and, no, we’re not talking about the Las Vegas nightclub act. In a change in qualifying procedure, cars required to qualify on speed in NASCAR’s top three divisions—designated by blue squares on NASCAR’s timing and scoring monitors—no longer will make their individual qualifying runs as a group at the end of a time trial session. The change goes into effect immediately in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. The Sprint Cup Series will implement the new procedure next weekend at Pocono. Under the new format, the go-or-go-home cars will be interspersed with cars from the top 35 in owner points that are guaranteed starting spots. Qualifying order will be set by speeds established in the first practice … Read entire article »

Filed under: NASCAR

NASCAR modifying green-white-checker rules

By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—In an attempt to increase the likelihood that races will end under a green flag, NASCAR is expected to announce a modification of its rules for green-white-checkered-flag restarts in all three of its national touring series. … Read entire article »

Filed under: NASCAR

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Revises Method Of Setting Starting Lineups

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR will revise its five-year-old procedure governing guaranteed starting positions for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010. The revision will open up additional spots in the line-up for teams qualifying via time trials. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Truck Series

NASCAR Announces Nationwide Series Rule Changes and Daytona Tire Test

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR today announced some key rule changes for the 2010 Nationwide Series season and the addition of a verification tire test for the Nationwide Series new car on, May 18-19 at Daytona International Speedway. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Nationwide Series