NASCAR is changing the Damaged Vehicle Policy rules for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series, allowing teams more leeway starting this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Vehicles in those series that are towed back to the garage will now be allowed to make repairs instead of being retired from the race. The adjustment, which was revealed Wednesday on the latest episode of the “Hauler Talk” podcast, brings the series in line with the Cup Series, which changed the same rule last year.
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NASCAR has also eliminated practice time penalties for Truck teams that fail inspection. At Dover, there were four trucks held for 10 minutes of practice because of inspection failures in multiple races, and a fifth truck was held for 20 minutes.
— NASCAR.com —