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Enhancements Unveiled For XFINITY, Truck Series
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NASCAR announced enhancements on Wednesday for the NASCAR XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series in 2015, revising qualifying procedures and the graphics package for every vehicle in the two national circuits.
Both series will alter the way the field is determined next season, eliminating rules locking a certain number of drivers into the starting lineup. The move brings the other two series in step with the Sprint Cup Series, which dropped a rule guaranteeing starting berths to the top 35 in points after the 2012 season.
Starting in 2015 for the XFINITY (currently Nationwide) Series, the 40-car starting field will consist of:
• The 33 fastest cars on speed.
• The six highest cars in the series' team owner points not making the field on speed.
• One berth available to a past series champion; if there is no eligible past series champion driver, then a seventh car will make the field on owner points.
For the Camping World Truck Series, the field will be reduced from a maximum of 36 trucks to a 32-truck maximum field in 2015. The starting field next season will be determined by:
• The 27 fastest trucks on speed.
• The four highest trucks in the series' team owner points not making the field on speed.
• One berth available to a past series champion; if there is no eligible past series champion driver, then a fifth truck will make the field on owner points.
Prior to this change, the top 30 cars and top 25 trucks in owner points in each series, respectively, were guaranteed a starting spot in each of those particular series' events. In the case of a qualifying session being canceled due to bad weather, the field be set by the rule book with practice speeds determining the starting lineups.
Additionally, the two series will update their graphics and logo presentation for 2015 to include drivers' last names on the upper rear window. The placement is similar to the location of alternate sponsorship logos in the Sprint Cup Series—behind the car number and above the back window.
The brand logos of both series will continue to be displayed on the front windshield visor area.
Iowa Speedway, which will host two XFINITY Series races and on Camping World Truck Series race in 2015 posted a video demonstrating how the names would appear on the back windows of the track's pace cars.
Both series will alter the way the field is determined next season, eliminating rules locking a certain number of drivers into the starting lineup. The move brings the other two series in step with the Sprint Cup Series, which dropped a rule guaranteeing starting berths to the top 35 in points after the 2012 season.
Starting in 2015 for the XFINITY (currently Nationwide) Series, the 40-car starting field will consist of:
• The 33 fastest cars on speed.
• The six highest cars in the series' team owner points not making the field on speed.
• One berth available to a past series champion; if there is no eligible past series champion driver, then a seventh car will make the field on owner points.
For the Camping World Truck Series, the field will be reduced from a maximum of 36 trucks to a 32-truck maximum field in 2015. The starting field next season will be determined by:
• The 27 fastest trucks on speed.
• The four highest trucks in the series' team owner points not making the field on speed.
• One berth available to a past series champion; if there is no eligible past series champion driver, then a fifth truck will make the field on owner points.
Prior to this change, the top 30 cars and top 25 trucks in owner points in each series, respectively, were guaranteed a starting spot in each of those particular series' events. In the case of a qualifying session being canceled due to bad weather, the field be set by the rule book with practice speeds determining the starting lineups.
Additionally, the two series will update their graphics and logo presentation for 2015 to include drivers' last names on the upper rear window. The placement is similar to the location of alternate sponsorship logos in the Sprint Cup Series—behind the car number and above the back window.
The brand logos of both series will continue to be displayed on the front windshield visor area.
Iowa Speedway, which will host two XFINITY Series races and on Camping World Truck Series race in 2015 posted a video demonstrating how the names would appear on the back windows of the track's pace cars.
