NASCAR announced Tuesday new rules packages that are in effect game changers for several upcoming races on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. After announcing several weeks ago that a new rules package will be used this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, new rules packages will now be used at Darlington Raceway in September, and both Indianapolis Motor Speedway later this month and Michigan International Speedway in August. Richmond, the race that will set the field for the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup, won’t have a new rules package but will have a new tire.
For Kentucky the new low downforce rules package mandate a spoiler height of 3.5 inches, down from 6 inches at other tracks this season. Also, front splitters will have 1.75 inches less overhang. The series will race on a tire with more grip than last year at the track located in Sparta Kentucky. The tire used wasn’t designed specifically for the Kentucky race, but more grip typically means more wear and time off throttle in corners.
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Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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