2021 Rule Book

N A SC AR A DVA N C E AU TO PA RTS WEEKLY SERIES 2021 RULE BOOK N ATIO NAL A S SO C I ATIO N O F STOCK CAR AU TO R ACING National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC BILL FRANCE, SR.* Founder BILL FRANCE* Legacy Chairman BRIAN FRANCE** Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer BETTY JANE FRANCE* Founder – NASCAR Foundation JAMES C. FRANCE Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer LESA KENNEDY Vice Chair and Executive Vice President MIKE HELTON Vice Chairman, NASCAR GARY CROTTY Chief Legal Officer / Secretary STEVE PHELPS NASCAR President STEVE O’DONNELL Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer ED BENNETT Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer SCOTT MILLER Senior Vice President, Competition JOHN BOBO Vice President, Racing Operations ELTON SAWYER Vice President, Officiating & Technical Inspection ERIC NYQUIST Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer BRETT BODINE Senior Director, Driver Approval & Competition Administration BRANDON IGDALSKY Managing Director, Weekly & Touring Series KEVIN NEVALAINEN Senior Director, Weekly Racing Operations TONY GLOVER Technical Director, Touring Series 1 – NAAPWS LES WESTERFIELD Technical Coordinator, Touring Series TOM BRYANT Managing Director, Racing Operations JASON CHRISTLEY Senior Manager, Digital Editorial JOSH HAMILTON Senior Manager, Racing Communications MATT HUMPHREY Director, Racing Communications *Deceased Copyright 1969 through 2021 by National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without permission is strictly prohibited. Post Office Box 2875 Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875 2 – NAAPWS NASCAR FOREWORD Since its inception, NASCAR has endeavored to make stock car racing highly competitive, affordable and entertaining for racing fans and competitors. One of the tools that we use for this purpose is the NASCAR Rule Book, which contains the rules and procedures governing NASCAR Members, NASCAR Championships and recommendations for NASCAR-sanctioned racing in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. Close, side-by-side competition among various makes of vehicles is the basis for NASCAR's tremendous fan support and phenomenal growth. NASCAR remains committed to this path. The NASCAR Rule Book is designed to continually promote better competition while factoring in the costs of participation. Where appropriate, it encourages technical innovation and creativity. Where necessary, it harnesses potential imbalances that could impact the quality of the racing or its affordability. In all cases, rules are crafted with the goal of keeping the sport relevant and exciting. As part of NASCAR's commitment to maintaining a proper balance in competition, it may be necessary from time to time for NASCAR to make or recommend rule changes or adjustments. To maintain fairness and uphold the integrity of the sport, and at the request of the Track Officials and/or the Promoter, it may be necessary from time to time for NASCAR to issue NASCAR penalties for rules infractions above and beyond any actions that may or may not be taken by the Track Officials or the Promoter. NASCAR expects that members and racing teams should largely police themselves. When a NASCAR Penalty is called for, the matter is less about the member(s) receiving the Penalty Notice. The greater consideration is the rest of the garage area, who are the ones potentially affected when an infraction occurs. This latest version of the NASCAR Rule Book is the culmination of more than 70 years of experience, learning, and knowledge. For 2021, it has been revised in several respects. We urge you to carefully study and familiarize yourself with the new Rule Book in order to understand these revisions, as well as those rules and recommendations that have not changed. We at NASCAR wish all of you a successful and rewarding season of racing in 2021. JAMES C. FRANCE Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer 3 – NAAPWS TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page The NASCAR Rules ..............................................................................1 10 Membership ..........................................................................................2 11 Licenses ................................................................................................3 14 Injury Reports ........................................................................................4 17 Sanctioned Events ................................................................................5 18 Safety Recommendations......................................................................6 18 Entries ....................................................................................................7 26 Inspections and Eligibility Recommendations ......................................8 28 Event Procedure Recommendations ....................................................9 30 Event Procedure Recommendations (Flag/Light Rules) ....................10 37 Timing and Scoring ..............................................................................11 39 Violations and Disciplinary Action........................................................12 39 Protests ................................................................................................13 44 National Motorsports Appeals Panel ..................................................14 44 National Motorsports Final Appeals Officer ........................................15 54 Prize Money ........................................................................................16 59 Points and Point Funds ......................................................................17 60 Late Model Stock Car Division..........................................................20F 65 Charger Division................................................................................20G 111 Construction Guidelines (Rear Pages) ................................................-- 115 Vehicle Requirements Index ................................................................-- 128 4 – NAAPWS PREFACE A NASCAR-sanctioned Event is a competitive stock car racing Event which is intended to be conducted and officiated in accordance with the rules and recommendations in this Rule Book. This Rule Book may be amended from time to time. Special rules may be published by NASCAR specifically for an Event and any applicable agreements to which NASCAR is a party may also apply. The NASCAR Rule Book is designed to provide for the orderly conduct of NASCAR-sanctioned Events. Ultimately, the solution for unauthorized or improper officiating lies not in individual challenges seeking to undo what has been done, but rather in pressure brought upon the Track Officials in charge by drivers, owners, fans, and even NASCAR to improve the caliber of Race supervision. It is the responsibility of each member to address any complaint he/she might have regarding officiating to the Track Promoter. It is ultimately the obligation of each participant to ensure that his/her conduct and equipment comply with all applicable recommendations and/or Local Track Rules, which may be set in accordance with the NASCAR recommendations set forth herein and amended from time to time. EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL NOT RESULT FROM PUBLICATION OF, OR COMPLIANCE WITH, THESE RULES. These rules and recommendations are intended as a guide for the conduct of stock car racing and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to participants, spectators, or others. 5 – NAAPWS DEFINITION OF TERMS The following terms, which appear periodically throughout this Rule Book, have the following meanings: 1. Bulletin An amendment to the NASCAR Rules issued, published or as otherwise issued or distributed by NASCAR. 2. Competition The activities during an Event that Competitors participate in. Competition includes all practices, Qualifying and Qualifying Races, as provided in sub- section 9-5 Starting Position Determination, and the Race. 3. Competitor Any NASCAR Member that holds a valid, current NASCAR Car Owner, driver, or crew member license that has not been suspended or revoked who participates in a NASCAR-sanctioned Event. 4. Composite Material Materials, generally strong and lightweight, in which fibers of more than one sort of material are bonded together chemically (e.g. carbon fiber). 5. Date of Issuance The earliest of electronic posting date, mailing, emailing, or other timely distribution, or NASCAR’s written or verbal announcement or distribution of notice to NASCAR Members. 6. Double File – Touring Style The procedure used to line up vehicles for restarts during the Race. 7. Event The time period of activities during a competitive stock car racing Event sanctioned by NASCAR in accordance with the NASCAR Rules which include all periods for registration (including, without limitation, review and approval), inspections, all Practices, Qualifying and Qualifying Races, as provided in Section 9 Starting Position Determination, the Race, Post- Race and rain or postponed dates related thereto. 8. Local Track Rules The official rules governing an Event or series of Events published by the Promoter and announced as applicable to the conduct of racing at that track. 9. Magnetic Steel A hard, strong homogenous alloy composed of a majority of iron while including carbon and other elements, which has a density between 0.265 and 0.300 lbs/in3. 10. NASCAR Member An individual or entity whose membership application has been accepted

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