NASCAR expected to double practice time allotted to teams: Sources

NASCAR is expected to double the practice time allotted to Cup Series teams, reshaping weekly preparation formats according to sources cited by The Athletic. Most weeks, practice would move from two 25-minute sessions with two groups of 25-minute sessions to a single 50-minute session for all cars. The proposal would also grant teams two tire sets, enabling more run attempts during the longer window. The change is expected to start with next month’s New Hampshire race weekend and stay through the season except at Daytona and Talladega, which would continue to have no practice. Homestead’s practice schedule would remain unchanged because it already includes 50 minutes. Teams would still work from pit road and would not be allowed to enter and exit garages, a measure intended to limit substantive car changes. The article links the timing to growing calls for additional track time, particularly benefiting mid-sized teams.