More freedom for Nascar drivers

By wanting to prohibit contact during racing, Nascar officials had alienated the drivers and the public. In 2010, bump-drafting will be back and other small authorizations should follow!

Published on 30/01/2010 à 15:14

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Denny Hamlin, who attended the meeting of the Nascar regarding the regulations, explains: ?When I saw the officials, they told me that they would have put me out of the race at Homestead when we clashed with Brad Keselowski in Nationwide? But they thought they were losing the fundamentals of racing. They decided to let us do it on the track,” he said on ESPN.

His teammate Kyle Busch added: “Instead of excluding him, they gave him a penalty lap. At least they punish pilots who act like idiots? But still allow us to be idiots! We are going at 350 km/h along a concrete wall. Sometimes things happen. And at 43, it’s complicated. »

Tony Stewart continues: “If the fans feel that the federation has control over the race and prevents the drivers from expressing themselves, they will show their dissatisfaction. »

In 2010, drivers will be able to compete, use bump-drafting to gain positions and the rest is to come. The arrival of a new spoiler will improve the general behavior of the cars and the authorization to cross the yellow line on super-speedways should quickly be made official.