This week, NASCAR notified crew chiefs concerning the Sanctioning Physique’s up to date guidelines for cleansing pit packing containers through the race weekend.
Beforehand, groups would use all method of ways and chemical substances to make sure as a lot grip as potential of their assigned stall, on the lookout for any potential benefit whereas aiming to forestall vehicles from sliding by way of their packing containers.
However as of March twelfth, cleansing of pit field surfaces can now solely be finished with hand instruments, and no chemical substances can be utilized to assist with the method. Any cleansing or scraping that might harm the pit field floor, or much more importantly, harm timing loops or discolor any painted traces of the field, is not going to be permitted.
Lastly, NASCAR knowledgeable groups that paint chalk will nonetheless be permitted on the pit field floor, however just for concrete pit roads.
NASCAR additionally stated that groups can now not work on the packing containers the night time earlier than an occasion, however solely throughout scheduled group entry storage hours on race day. Final November, Denny Hamlin and group notably spent a prolonged time frame cleansing the #11 pit field on the night time earlier than the championship race, as did a few of their title rivals.
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