2019 NASCAR Corporate and Rules News Previous years: 2018, 2017, 2016NASCAR Corporate and Rules News NASCAR expected to increase wheel diameter on Gen 7 cars NASCAR expected to increase wheel diameter on Gen 7 cars After decades of using 15-inch diameter tires, NASCAR and Goodyear definitely will increase tire size diameter – probably to 18-inches – beginning in 2021 when the new Generation 7 Cup Series racecar is put into use, Kickin’ the Tires has confirmed NASCAR explains decision to stop Daytona Cup race NASCAR explains decision to stop Daytona Cup race Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer, said that series officials hoped to run the final 33 laps of Sunday’s Cup race at Daytona International Speedway “but every indicator we had was that we weren’t going to be able to do that and kind of said Hyundai considering move to NASCAR? Hyundai considering move to NASCAR? NASCAR and Hyundai have had multiple high-level talks regarding the possibility of the Korean car builder joining the NASCAR ranks in 2021 or 2022 Electrification coming to next generation cars, but that doesn’t mean hybrids Electrification coming to next generation cars, but that doesn’t mean hybrids NASCAR has always been about the business of working with automakers to test new ideas and concepts that could be used in production line vehicles but when fans hear the word “electric” they get spun out for fear of losing the roar of a 550 hp carbureted racing engine ISC files paperwork seeking approval of NASCAR buyout ISC files paperwork seeking approval of NASCAR buyout Friday, International Speedway Corporation filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking government approval to be bought by NASCAR NASCAR president Steve Phelps lauds heightened competition under 2019 Cup rules NASCAR president Steve Phelps lauds heightened competition under 2019 Cup rules Perhaps the most visible hallmark of the first half of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season has been the quality of racing at 1.5-mile intermediate speedways, an assertion bore out by statistics and emphasized by NASCAR president Steve Phelps during a meeting Dick Berggren named Ninth Squier-Hall Award Recipient Dick Berggren named Ninth Squier-Hall Award Recipient Long-time NASCAR pit reporter and magazine editor Dick Berggren has been named the recipient of the 2020 Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. Berggren becomes the ninth journalist to win the prestigious award named after Ken Squier and Barney Hall, the first Hamlin complains about uncontrolled tire penalty; NASCAR says it can’t judge intent UPDATE Hamlin complains about uncontrolled tire penalty; NASCAR says it can’t judge intent UPDATE UPDATE: Denny Hamlin believes NASCAR should change its uncontrolled tire rule, and his team will present video evidence to make its case NASCAR changes Daytona stage lengths NASCAR changes Daytona stage lengths NASCAR has switched things up for this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway NASCAR President Steve Phelps talks about 2021 schedule NASCAR President Steve Phelps talks about 2021 schedule While NASCAR President Steve Phelps anticipates changes to the 2021 Cup schedule, he said Friday that “I don’t think there are going to be massive wholesale changes” to the schedule Brian France settles DWI case Brian France settles DWI case Former NASCAR CEO Brian France was arrested in August of 2018 in Sag Harbor, NY. He was originally charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was placed on leave following the arrest and Jim France has continued IndyCar official says NASCAR/IndyCar doubleheader a longshot IndyCar official says NASCAR/IndyCar doubleheader a longshot Over the past few months the once wild idea of a NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader has been percolating throughout the motorsports industry as executives from both series have publicly acknowledged discussing the concept NASCAR partners with Amazon Web Services NASCAR partners with Amazon Web Services NASCAR designated Amazon Web Services (AWS) — the world’s leading cloud platform — as NASCAR’s preferred cloud computing, cloud machine learning and cloud artificial intelligence provider NASCAR considering hybrid engines? UPDATES NASCAR considering hybrid engines? UPDATES UPDATE 2: The advent of hybrid power in NASCAR is “a matter of when, not if” according to Ford Performance’s motorsport boss Mark Rushbrook, as the series looks to develop a next-generation powertrain from the 2022 season NASCAR alters Pocono qualifying format NASCAR alters Pocono qualifying format In order to make Cup and XFINITY qualifying finish in the scheduled time, NASCAR will send three cars on track simultaneously. Drivers will be released from pit road in groups of three, each car separated by 15 seconds NASCAR could implement step-splitter next season NASCAR could implement step-splitter next season Two components being considered for the Gen-7 car to debut in 2021 were utilized in this month’s All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and one – the single-piece carbon fiber splitter/radiator pan – received such positive feedback that it could be adapted in the NASCAR pleased with 2019 rules package so far NASCAR pleased with 2019 rules package so far Statistically, the 2019 aero package in the Cup Series has been a rousing success but just as importantly, according to NASCAR, it has made the on-track product more entertaining David Hoots returns to race control for eNASCAR David Hoots returns to race control for eNASCAR Former NASCAR race director David Hoots will return to the control tower on Sunday to call the first race of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards honor industry champions of diversity NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards honor industry champions of diversity DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 23, 2019) – With an exciting weekend of racing ahead at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR today will recognize the industry’s pioneers of diversity at the 12thannual NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards hosted at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Five Legends Named to 2020 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class Five Legends Named to 2020 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class NASCAR announced today the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2020. The five-person group – the 11th since the inception of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010 – consists of Buddy Baker, Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart and Waddell Wilson 1 of 4
