NASCAR has made a last-minute change to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval ahead of today's Cup race.
The four-inch curbing at Turn 16 is no more, just hours before the start of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at Charlotte. The corner apex, which was extended before the race weekend, created a narrower final corner. Commonly called 'turtles' or 'sausage kerbs' elsewhere in the world, drivers were aggressively running over the top of the curbs during practice in qualifying, and later complained about how violent the hits were. For example, Martin Truex Jr.
Vehicles must run the full course at all times and a driver will be penalized for cutting the final chicane in the following situation: 'You will be judged as missing or short-cutting any turn previously described when all four tires on the non-track side of the red and white rumble strips that define the apex of the turns.
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