NASCAR is going back in time with a series of changes related to QUALIFYING and TESTING.
1. The TOP 35 RULE, in existence since 2005 will be eliminated. This rule was in place to ensure teams in the top 35 in car owner points (and sponsors) would be in the race in an era when 50 or more cars were attempting to qualify for races. The top 36 positions will be set by qualifying speeds with the remaining spots set by provisionals. Provisionals are based on car owner points.
2. A random draw will set the QUALIFYING order. The past two seasons, the order was determined by speeds in the first practice session.
3. Each organizzation can TEST at four tracks of its choosing next season where NASCAR competes, the first time teams can do so since 2008. NASCAR banned testing in 2009, and since then teams could not test at tracks where NASCAR held races, but they could test at other tracks.
NASCAR has more rules than the Obama Adminstration.....
:thumbsup:
1. The TOP 35 RULE, in existence since 2005 will be eliminated. This rule was in place to ensure teams in the top 35 in car owner points (and sponsors) would be in the race in an era when 50 or more cars were attempting to qualify for races. The top 36 positions will be set by qualifying speeds with the remaining spots set by provisionals. Provisionals are based on car owner points.
2. A random draw will set the QUALIFYING order. The past two seasons, the order was determined by speeds in the first practice session.
3. Each organizzation can TEST at four tracks of its choosing next season where NASCAR competes, the first time teams can do so since 2008. NASCAR banned testing in 2009, and since then teams could not test at tracks where NASCAR held races, but they could test at other tracks.
NASCAR has more rules than the Obama Adminstration.....
:thumbsup:
