NASCAR enacted a series of changes to its group qualifying format in an effort to prevent a reoccurrence of what occurred during Daytona 500 qualifying.
Following a controversial filled group qualifying session for the Daytona 500, NASCAR is amending the format for drivers will qualify for the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series races at Daytona International Speedway.
Instead of drivers being separated into two groups for the first round, NASCAR will divide the field into four groups. In each group cars will be split into two rows and lined nose-to-tail with drivers no longer permitted to pull out and maneuver along pit road. Going forward if a driver pulls out of line they must proceed onto the track.
The change only applies to Xfinity and Truck Series qualifying at Daytona. Standard group qualifying procedures are still in place for all other tracks.
The revision comes just days after drivers spoke out about group qualifying being used for races at Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway, the two restrictor-plate tracks where cars frequently run in tight packs.
Qualifying for Sunday's Daytona 500 featured numerous moments of gamesmanship with drivers starting-and-stopping on pit road and attempting to block one another on the track. The format contributed to a multi-car crash and prompted several drivers, including Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer, to speak out.
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