dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
NASCAR announced Wednesday that starting in 2018, the sanctioning body will standardize the number of at-track individuals who work on each race car for all three national series.
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2...ia/2017/11/21/questions-answers-2018-rosters/
The biggest competition impact from the rules update is the the number of crewmembers who go over the wall for pit stops moving from six to five.
According to Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, the overall objective for standardized rosters is to promote better competition through increased parity, to improve safety and to cast a brighter spotlight on the sport’s team concept.
“As much as we can possibly level the playing field and introduce new winners, that’s really the goal and what we want for the fans,” O’Donnell said. “And so if you look at these initiatives with the over-the-wall crew going to five members, that fits into our overall structure from a roster standpoint. We feel like that again puts the focus on the athletes and also continues down that line of putting the focus on the teams and opening it up to as many teams as possible to continue to win races and therefore put a better product out there for the fans.”
At-track rosters for all three series will fall under three headings: Organizational, Road Crew and Pit Crew. Job descriptions and roster maximums for each category:
To numerous to post. Click the link for the full info including video explanation.....
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2...andardize-at-track-rosters-beginning-in-2018/
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2...ia/2017/11/21/questions-answers-2018-rosters/
The biggest competition impact from the rules update is the the number of crewmembers who go over the wall for pit stops moving from six to five.
According to Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, the overall objective for standardized rosters is to promote better competition through increased parity, to improve safety and to cast a brighter spotlight on the sport’s team concept.
“As much as we can possibly level the playing field and introduce new winners, that’s really the goal and what we want for the fans,” O’Donnell said. “And so if you look at these initiatives with the over-the-wall crew going to five members, that fits into our overall structure from a roster standpoint. We feel like that again puts the focus on the athletes and also continues down that line of putting the focus on the teams and opening it up to as many teams as possible to continue to win races and therefore put a better product out there for the fans.”
At-track rosters for all three series will fall under three headings: Organizational, Road Crew and Pit Crew. Job descriptions and roster maximums for each category:
To numerous to post. Click the link for the full info including video explanation.....
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2...andardize-at-track-rosters-beginning-in-2018/