More Tethers/Wheel Restraint News: I hear NASCAR officials have issued wheel restraints and required all BGN teams to put them on for the race this Saturday. How do they work? From what I hear one loop will go around the jackbolt between the frame and spring, the other will go around the spindle just below the upper ball joint and only be run on the front wheels. See an image of the ‘tethers’: from the Sugar Free Racing Site – Tether Image . Also from That’s Racin’ – Front-wheel tethers will be required on NASCAR Grand National series cars for Saturday’s CarQuest 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but the equipment will remain optional for Winston Cup cars, and from SpeedNet/AP – The tether is merely a section of braided steel cable about a foot long and fastened into a loop at each end. NASCAR officials paid $7 for each unit, and because the sanctioning body feels that only the front wheels need to be secured, the cost would be $14 per car
