Drivers That Forced NASCAR To Change The Rules

[@the_elmeister]

Getting rid of of racing back to the line was actually a good thing because safety reasons

[@TheDailyDownforce]

It’s kinda insane to think about in retrospect

[@g_men2121]

Exactly. For example when we had that massive wreck at Dega last season, if we had the race bsck to the line rule, who else couldve been hit if the wreck happened in the middle of the pack and someone from the rear slams into a wrecked car and injured said wrecked driver

[@MJForever1999]

Maybe at short tracks... Superspeedways and mile and a halfs it looks kinda dumb

[@Matt_8000]

If you think about it, the Lower Series rule changes were really because of Kevin Harvick. He wasn’t scheduled to run full time in the 2001 Cup Series, and instead to run full time in the Xfinity Series He ran both full time, and benefitted from it, leading more drivers to do it, which led to the rule we have today

[@BrazoFuerteProd]

So crazy to think that nearly half of Newman’s wins happened in 2003!

[@benlewis9362]

It's crazy that they can change all of these rules and still have a negative effect.

[@CBF65]

They weren’t the only ones, but I’m sure Kevin Harvick and Rodney Childers getting multiple encumbered wins in 2018 was a big factor in nascar bringing back post race disqualifications

[@jamesbraun9842]

Jamie McMurray actually lead to the top 12 and wild card rule. (The top 10 drivers on points and two with the most wins not inside the top 10).

[@Dude-zm4gj]

I thought this had something to do with Jeff Gordon?

[@7ine]

Also about the DVP, Kenseth ended up missing the Final 4 in his final season because of the DVP

[@christiankallio8586]

Nice shirt "Taste the Meat Not the Heat"

[@kanyecheedar9170]

The chase format was fine they just needed to give more points for wins and rotate tracks

[@crystaljon]

Kinda surprised the rule changes after the Hail Melon weren't included.

[@RedSliceGaming34]

Chastain and his little wall ride

[@DuckMan1321]

I loved the Eric step cameo loll😂

[@HappyKarl095]

In 2025, NASCAR made a rule for those with nonmedical waivers (suspensions or attending another race) to lose all their playoff points like race wins and stage wins. For example, Kyle Larson attempting the Memorial double last year in which he need Justin Allgaier to run the 5 car.

[@jabber1990]

was it AJ Foyt who ran out of Provisionals so he just renumbered his car?

[@Staysick17]

Kenseth had a great career coming from an old kenseth fan he was consistent

[@aldouscoroza]

A lot of these Changes were for the Worse Tbh, Except getting rid of Racing Back to Line during a Caution and Buschwhacking

[@nathanmiddaugh6986]

Crazy that Newman nearly became the first cup champion to win the championship with his only win of the season being the final race. If I remember right, if the race ended something like 5-10 laps earlier, Happy would be zero time champion and Newman would have one and one win in 2014. I’m a Newman fan and would have loved it for that one reason. But as a NASCAR fan that would have been terrible for the sport. But don’t worry we’ve have many other far worse things happen since.

[@Thenumbersthatareodd]

Getting a rule named after you is insanity.

[@MichaelMunch-x3o]

2003 Ryan Newman was the original Kyle Larson.

[@tylerpuszczewicz2535]

Pit road speed limit, the Ricky Rudd Rule. Pit crews have to wear helmets over the pit all, the Ward Burton and Casey Atwood Rule. Drivers can't walk onto the racetrack to show your displeasure to someone, the Tony Stewart Rule. I don't think Hank would've like these rule changes. He still calls the Cup Series name the Winston Cup.

[@Brosati68]

As a diehard kenseth fan I take pride in blaming Kenseth for the chase because it means he kicked so much ass they had to change the system 😂

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Joey Logano (The Driver who assumed control of The 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing with The Home Depot as The Primary Sponsor for his Rookie Season after Tony Stewart jumped ship to Haas CNC Racing with 50% Ownership renaming The Team to Stewart Haas Racing in 2009) Tying Tony Stewart's 3 Championships by Winning in Stewart Haas Racing's Final Race as an Organization in 2024 will forever be The Overall Overall Conclusion of The Jeff Gordon/Clint Bowyer Saga in 2012 & The Matt Kenseth/Joey Logano Saga in 2015 because Logano was The Driver wiped out in Gordon's retaliation against Bowyer in The Infamous Phoenix Race which Foreshadowed Kenseth (The Driver who Won in Stewart Haas Racing's First Race being The 2009 Daytona 500) kamikazing Logano into the Turn 1 Wall at Martinsville (The Very Same Track & Very Same Corner that sparked The Gordon/Bowyer Saga resulting in The Infamous Phoenix Race 7 Months Later) as retaliation for the Kansas race (Resulting in Kenseth's Elimination from Championship Contention) 2 weeks prior resulting in Gordon's 93rd and Final Career Win and Logano's Elimination from Championship Contention as well as Logano becoming The 10th Driver (The Number on The Car that initiated The Gordon/Bowyer Saga at Martinsville (Won by Ryan Newman driving for Stewart Haas Racing at the time) that led to Phoenix (Won by Kevin Harvick driving for Richard Childress Racing at the time who shares a birthday with Ryan Newman with Harvick being 2 Years Older as well as being The Driver who swapped Organizations with Newman in 2014 Finishing 1-2 in Points that said season) driven by David Reutimann on Danica Patrick's Behalf) to Win 3 or more Championships.

[@Dude-zm4gj]

Sometimes I think I know too much about NASCAR, and then I read a comment like this.

[@codileger4876]

Hello Castroneves and the amount of Daytona 500 entries this year just created the “World Class” driver provisional

[@Redd1ck45]

Damn 2 uploads in 1 week John must be feeling generous this week

[@TheDailyDownforce]

It’s definitely not because last week’s video got held for copyright reasons 😅

[@mikethechristiangamer85]

But if Regan did that to Stewart he would be outrage by it and might have wrecked him

[@lemonjuicegaming6551]

Yea, I agree. NASCAR should have just gave more points for winning a race. That way drivers were encouraged to push the limits. But instead, we have this crappy playoff format that manufactures drama.

[@Nr2055-CB]

Some of these rule changes are good they made the sport more safer like the restrictor plate or racing back to the did the line because the sport that we love more safer well order rules just seem stupid like the playoffs and the double yellow line and also the damage vehicle policy that doesn't exist anymore I know is that probably did not even heard about like the past champion professional like I have no idea what is that and maybe the green white checkers because they also seen as dumb system because well is an unnecessary rule to have a specialist super speedways but again some of these changes are the same for the better or for the worse sometimes they seem good sometimes they or stupid and don't make sense but some of these rules are still dumb