Daily NASCAR

by Holly Cain

Filed under: Daytona Int’l Speedway, Chase for the Sprint Cup

NASCAR announced Thursday that it will be phasing in a rear spoiler to replace the wing currently mounted on cars in the Sprint Cup Series and will relax its bump-drafting rules — moves that may prove popular among fans but could be greeted with caution and uncertainty from the driving ranks.

The idea, according to NASCAR Chairman Brian France, is to make sure “rules and restrictions don’t get in the way of great racing and fantastic finishes.”

That has resulted in a relaxing of the recent restrictions on bump-drafting — pushing or “bumping” the car in front of you — at the high-speed, high-banked Daytona and Talladega (Ala.) superspeedways.

“NASCAR is a contact sport — our history is based on banging fenders,” France said.

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