Talladega Superspeedway track president Grant Lynch told USA TODAY Sports he doesn’t foresee changes to the fencing or fan seating before NASCAR returns Oct. 24-25. The Sprint Cup race there will carry even more weight for some drivers than Sunday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, where Austin Dillon’s car sailed into the catchfence during a multi-car crash triggered as the congested blob of cars going about 200 mph careened past the start/finish line during a green-white-checker finish. At Talladega, any driver in the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff will be racing to advance to the round of eight. Four more competitors will be excused from the postseason field and a chance at the championship after the Talladega results are posted. Lynch said he believes the first row of fan seating is about 22 feet from the catchfence. Some seating rows were removed – forcing fans back – after the Kyle Larson wreck at Daytona in 2013 injured more than two dozen fans. Spectators used to be about 16-18 feet from the fencing, according to Lynch. “We were looking at it after the Nationwide wreck at Daytona. That’s when we made some changes,” Lynch said. Lynch also said they won’t consider moving out more rows of seating before October. “I think we’re back to the distance recommended.”(USA Today)(7-8-2015)
