NASCAR's Senior VP of Competition, Elton Sawyer, went on NASCARONFOX's Race Hub to explain some of the rules changes including the barring of any future Chastain-style wall ride:
"As we looked at in the offseason and you know, it was a very exciting moment. It will go down in the history of our sport, if not the most exciting moment, it's in the top five for sure. It came with a great deal of excitement as I said, but it also came with a great deal of scrutiny. We met internally Monday after Martinsville made a decision that we would officiate the championship weekend in Phoenix as we had the previous 35 races.
The wall-ride wasn't the first time Chastain put the NASCAR rule book to the test. Earlier in the same season, he blew Turn 1 and used the escape road at the Indianapolis Road Course to avoid an incident, but also gain ground on track. He took the race lead and ultimately finished second, but was handed a time penalty after the race.
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