As part of the Knockout qualifying system, the cars would back out of their stalls to go out on the track. Though in NASCAR’s ever-changing work to improve the system, they have eliminated that as cars will begin pulling forward out of their stalls beginning this weekend at Auto Club Speedway.
“We did that initially working with everybody that, you guys and the TV partners in terms of access to the drivers,” O’Donnell told SiriusXM NASCAR. “As we’ve gone through it, we’ve learned some different things so we won’t have the cars back in. We’ll send a memo out to the teams this week where we tweak it.”
The rule change was made to reduce the chances of car colliding together, and making it easier for drivers to pull out.
Joining OnPitRoad.com mid-2013 season, Ashley McCubbin is now the Managing Editor and contributes to each racing division as needed. Since studying journalism at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ashley has published articles on a couple of different websites, while serving as a public relations representative for different short track teams.
Born in North York, Ontario, Ashley currently lives in Bradford, Ontario and spends her weekend at the local short tracks in the area. She has spent her entire life at the short track level, falling in love with the sport at the age of five. Beyond her love of short track racing, she also has grown an interest for both NASCAR and the IndyCar Racing Series. She also enjoys taking photos and working on websites, while playing a couple rounds of Candy Crush afterwards.
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