| When it comes to NASCAR, nothing changes as much as its rules and regulations. All the rules were jotted down in the NASCAR racing series rule book of 2002. But the rules have been modified to incorporate new rules and regulations which arise especially because of many new safety measures introduced, experimented and fine tuned. NASCAR creates and implements various rules and regulations, which apply to all racing series. But though NASCAR distributes a separate rule books for each individual racing series, these rule books are not available to the public. There are being published and distributed only among NASCAR members. Yet few of the rules, like the scoring system, have been made available to the public.
In all championship races, the driver points are gifted after the race. In the touring championship and the major three championships, two facts are taken into consideration to award the points. These are the Laps Led and the Final Position. When it comes to the Whelen All-American Series, the points are awarded only based on final position. Thus you can see that from race to race the specifics taken into consideration to give points can vary.
One of the regulations in NASCAR is regarding the vehicle numbers. The vehicle numbers are required to be displayed on the door and roof areas. NASCAR doesn’t follow the other series methods in assigning numbers based on last years position in points. NASCAR has the rights to each of the numbers used. NASCAR licenses the number to teams every year. Most of the time, the same number is assigned to the teams which previously used them. NASCAR also has the flexibility for the teams to ask for a specific number, significant to them.
New safety regulations are being continuously made in terms of the seat, seat belt and harness, roof flaps, restrictor plates, and safety barriers. Just as the changes to the car models, NASCAR may introduce new rules and regulations as deem fit during a season, especially to increase safety.
During weekends, teams usually have two sessions as practice sessions. A qualifying sessions follows before the race. This differs based on the series. When it comes to small series, the race itself is run as a string of qualifying rounds, referred to as heats. If it is a larger series, there will be a practice session held before the two lap session for qualifying. Here the best lap time of the two laps will be considered as the drivers time.
These are just few of the basic NASCAR rules that rule your favorite team in NASCAR. |
