The four-inch curbing at Flip 16 is not any extra, simply hours earlier than the beginning of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Collection elimination race at Charlotte. The nook apex, which was prolonged earlier than the race weekend, created a narrower ultimate nook.
Generally referred to as ‘turtles’ or ‘sausage kerbs’ elsewhere on the planet, drivers have been aggressively operating excessive of the curbs throughout apply in qualifying, and later complained about how violent the hits have been. For instance, Martin Truex Jr. in contrast it to getting a concussion.
Consequently, NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports have changed the purple and white curbing with rumble strips which can be simply 2.25 inches from the monitor floor. An analogous transfer was made on the bus cease chicane at Watkins Glen between 2023 and 2024 for a similar purpose.
Up to date rumble strips to Flip 16
Drivers can be held accountable for abusing monitor limits throughout the brand new curbing. Automobiles should run the complete course always and a driver can be penalized for slicing the ultimate chicane within the following scenario: “You’ll be judged as lacking or short-cutting any flip beforehand described when all 4 tires on the non-track aspect of the purple and white rumble strips that outline the apex of the turns.”
Just like when drivers miss both the frontstretch or backstretch chicane, they need to then come to a full cease at one of many designated areas or face a pass-through penalty. If there’s not sufficient time left within the race, a 30-second time penalty can be assessed.
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