Here are the seven things you need to know to be ready to enjoy the racing action.
The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season officially starts Friday afternoon when cars take the track for the first time at Daytona International Speedway.There will be two practice sessions Friday -- both live on FS1 -- for Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited exhibition race. The first practice runs from 5-5:55 p.m., with Happy Hour from 6:30-7:25 p.m. ET.This year more than most there are a lot of changes in NASCAR. Following are the seven things you need to know to be ready to enjoy the racing action.Charter system -- NASCAR has awarded Charters to all 36 teams that ran the full Cup
schedule from 2013-15. The 36 cars with Charters are all guaranteed starting spots in each race and have increased purse money. Team owners can buy or sell Charters as they see fit, although the maximum team size stays the same -- no owner can have more than four cars or four Charters. The idea is to help make the business model of NASCAR team ownership more stable and secure.
After taking the green on an overtime restart, if the leader passes the overtime line on the first lap under green before a caution comes out, it will be ruled a valid green-white-checkered attempt. If a caution comes out before the leader passes the overtime line on the first lap under green, it will not be a valid attempt, and another attempt will be made. If necessary, multiple subsequent attempts will be made until a valid attempt occurs.
Three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart suffered a burst fracture of his L1 vertebra in an off-road accident Jan. 31. Although he is expected to make a full recovery and return to the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet to complete his final season of Cup racing, there is no timetable for his return. Veteran Brian Vickers will fill in for Stewart at Daytona Speedweeks, with Ty Dillon also set to run the No. 14 in a few races.
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