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Drivers Say New Format Didn't Cause Big Wrecks In Xfinity Series Race

Yesterday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona Int'l Speedway "featured three wrecks of at least a dozen cars that all came within 12 laps" of the end of a segment under NASCAR's new format. But drivers "didn't think the new format caused the carnage." The race "took 3 hours, 25 minutes for a 120-lap event thanks to two red flags of 45 minutes to clean debris" off the track. The series also debuted a new aero package, and driver Brad Keselowski said, "I don't think we were wrecking because it was the end of the stage. ... We were wrecking because the cars were hard to drive" (ESPN.com, 2/25). Xfinity driver Elliott Sadler said of the format, "I was skeptical before I got involved in it. ... (But) I have become a fan of it. ... We did have a wrecked race car, but we got two bonus points that will carry through every round" ("NASCAR RaceDay," FS1, 2/26).


The PowerShares QQQ 300 attracted an "estimated 65,000 fans" at DIS (Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL, 2/26). Fence damage "delayed things enough to send the race to a night-time finish" (Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL, 2/26). 

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