NASCAR clarifies damaged vehicle policy in rule update
02/28/2025 02:08 AM
One NASCAR Cup Series rule book update on Wednesday will likely leave Kyle Busch and the Richard Childress Racing No. 8 team feeling a little justified in how indignant the two-time champion felt in the aftermath of his elimination in the Daytona 500.
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Now, NASCAR has updated the language of its rule book to reflect that a driver can only leave the designated work area once before attempting to make minimum speed, which was not the language of the rule book at the time of the Daytona 500.
Additionally and previously, if a car was on pit road getting repairs and the time limit expired, a danged car would be forced to the garage to complete repairs. Now, repairs can continue on pit road but will result in a stop-and-go penalty.
And the team will also still need to meet minimum speed, no matter where repairs were completed.
— Sportsnaut —
See the actual text of this rule on Jayski’s Damaged Vehicle Policy page.
