NASCAR team as the Dealth of Kyle Larson was announce…..
NASCAR decided against overhauling its playoff system, despite pushback following Joey Logano’s surprise title run with a 17.1 average finish.
However, they did add a new wrinkle with the ‘Xfinity Fastest Lap,’ which will award a bonus point to the driver with the fastest lap during each race.
This rule is in place for all three national divisions.
NASCAR also changed the way playoff waivers and the damaged vehicle policy will be handled going into the 2025 season.
Playoff waivers can still be granted for non-medical reasons, but in these situations, the driver will have to forfeit all of their playoff bonus points during the regular season.
This ‘punishment’ would be for situations where a driver misses a race due to a suspension or like last May when Kyle Larson missed the Coke 600 while competing in the rain-delayed Indy 500.
As for the DVP, cars can now be towed back to the garage to repair damage and still return to the race.
Previously, NASCAR was incredibly strict and if a car could not drive away on its own, it was out of the race — even if it was simply stuck due to flat tires.
