Two crew members at cars post-race, extra set of tires for race among topics discussed
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NASCAR addressed several hot topics in this morning’s driver’s meeting before the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (1 p.m. ET, FOX).
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads into the heart of the season after the season-opening Daytona 500 at a 2.5-mile superspeedway, teams were reminded of new rules for the 2015 season.
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After the race, all drivers will stop on pit road, rather than head directly back to the garage, as NASCAR collects the tapered spacer from each car. Only two crew members may go out to each car at that time. Officials say the new policy is to eliminate clutter post-race on pit road.
During the race, teams may no longer flare out side skirts, a practice that became commonplace last season and was not policed by NASCAR.
“We will use all available resources to police this (flared skirt rule) today,” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Managing Director Richard Buck said.
With rain soaking the track overnight and washing away the rubber that had built up from the XFINITY and Camping World Truck races, NASCAR announced that teams would be allowed to have an extra set of sticker Goodyear tires, and a competition caution would be thrown at Lap 25. No refueling will be allowed before Lap 25.
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