NASCAR announced Wednesday afternoon that a change to the Damaged Vehicle Policy (DVP) clock will be implemented ahead of Sunday’s Cup Series Playoff opener at Darlington Raceway (6 p.m. ET, USA Network, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The DVP clock will see a four-minute increase from six to 10 minutes for teams to make repairs to their cars on pit road. This adjustment is in collaboration with teams throughout the season following learnings on repair time with the Next Gen car. The clock resetting after a driver is able to meet minimum speed on track under the DVP will remain in place.
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The DVP was instituted in 2017 and began with a five-minute repair time on pit road that increased to six the following season.