In the wake of Connor Zilisch’s broken collarbone at Watkins Glen International, NASCAR has no plans to change its Victory Lane protocols in the future. But there will be more attention paid to the location of the window net during driver celebrations.
Zilisch seemed to get his left foot caught in the window net and then took a hard fall while trying to dismount the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.
“I think that was part of the problem that the window net was flapping on the outside,” NASCAR managing director of communications Mike Forde said during the latest episode of the “Hauler Talk” podcast. “I think Connor even said that may have been a problem, and one of our safety guys actually mentioned the same thing. So, we may do just sort of a check to make sure that if that’s inside the car, it’s one less thing you can slip on.”
NASCAR has given drivers no guidance to avoid climbing onto their doorsill in Victory Lane celebrations. “We have not put in any policies or best practices or anything like that,” Forde said.
— NASCAR.com —