We are soon approaching a real start to 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, which should end with the 64th edition Daytona 500 on Sunday February 20. Before the event begins, NASCAR is keen to identify any loopholes that could interfere with the success of the event.
Speedweek kicked off on Monday, February 14 with the One Daytona NASCAR Hauler Showcase, while on Tuesday, February 15, testing sessions began as scheduled. However, during the workout, NASCAR I noticed there was a problem with the amount of tilt allowed. The association then went ahead and issued a late rule to change the amount of banking allowed in the race.
Jeff Gluck shared this on his Twitter account, highlighting the changes:
“NASCAR releases a rule change late tonight that affects the degree of bias allowed. If you watched the training, you understood why. Teams will have to make changes before qualifying, with NASCAR opening the garage three hours earlier than initially planned in the morning. »
Many NASCAR fans, however, felt that the changes were supposed to be planned from the start. A fan wrote:
“How was that not a rule in the first place?” I thought we experienced this in what year, 2014? 2015 ? Maybe a little later, I don’t remember exactly. Didn’t we see Jones do it in testing either? Great rule, it should have been there all along.
To implement the changes, NASCAR will open the garage three hours early to give teams enough time to make the changes. After that, the cars will be put through a qualifying race on Wednesday, February 16.
Meanwhile, Michael McDowell dominated the practice session ahead of the Daytona 500 with a speed of 192.736 mph. He was closely followed by David Ragan, who recorded a speed of 192.666 mph, and Todd Gilliland who set a speed of 192.649 mph. After practice, the drivers will head to the qualifying session.
NASCAR updated Daytona 500 qualifying rules
This year’s qualifications for the Daytona 500 is different from other years on the Cup Series schedule. NASCAR also recently updated its rules for the event’s single-car qualifying race. Single-car qualifying is primarily intended to determine the first two cars to win the main event, while other positions are determined in duals.
The process will remain intact, however, the rules for determining the top two cars will be different. To secure the first two places, the cars will compete in two rounds. The top 10 cars from the first round will advance to the second round, where the two fastest of the 10 will occupy the front row of the Great American Race on Sunday, February 20.
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