NASCAR to hold weekly meetings with drivers over concerns
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This crash happened last weekend. Bowman called it the “hardest hit” of his life. Alex Bowman will miss Talladega with concussion-like symptoms.This crash happened last weekend. Bowman called it the “hardest hit” of his life. Several veteran drivers such as and have been outspoken about the intensity of hits the drivers take in the new cars, which has also led to two drivers sitting out races due to concussion injuries. To address such concerns going forward, NASCAR president Steve Phelps revealed more driver meetings were on the calendar after last week's pre-race get-together. With Phelps confirming a weekly schedule for the meetings, he said: “As great as the Driver Advisory Council has been, there is nothing that is as good as having an all-driver meeting, and we probably should have had one months ago to try to deal with the safety issues and what the drivers are feeling in the race car, that’s on me. We are going to have all-driver meetings for the rest of the year. We’re going to do them on a weekly basis.” Kevin Harvick continues to have concerns of how the energy dissipates in a crash and the drivers taking too much of it. He says he doesn’t talk to NASCAR about it, and I wondered if having Jeff Burton running the drivers council and spearheading those conversations is enough:Kevin Harvick continues to have concerns of how the energy dissipates in a crash and the drivers taking too much of it. He says he doesn’t talk to NASCAR about it, and I wondered if having Jeff Burton running the drivers council and spearheading those conversations is enough: The conversation with the drivers was also fruitful, as the NASCAR president stated, while keeping his focus on the safety aspect of the new car. He said: “I thought the meeting was incredibly productive. The drivers were candid. We showed them a path forward, for example, in the rear of the car, to try to take out some of the stiffness that exists, a bigger crush panel. But overall, we want to hear what they have to say.”
NASCAR to hold weekly meetings with drivers over concerns
Joey Logano (#22) leads the field during the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) The constant string of issues that have cropped up in the 2022 season has been frustrating for drivers as well as teams. The Next Gen Cup car introduced this year has seen a radical change in how stock cars are built for racing in the sport's highest echelon, and that has bought with it its own set of problems. Issues such as tire failures and stray wheels on the track due to pit crews not tightening the single-lug nut were commonplace during the start of the season. Now, as the 2022 championship is fast approaching its end, another issue with the seventh-generation Cup car has presented itself in the form of crash protection and safety for the drivers. Alex Bowman will miss Talladega with concussion-like symptoms.This crash happened last weekend. Bowman called it the “hardest hit” of his life. Alex Bowman will miss Talladega with concussion-like symptoms.This crash happened last weekend. Bowman called it the “hardest hit” of his life. Several veteran drivers such as and have been outspoken about the intensity of hits the drivers take in the new cars, which has also led to two drivers sitting out races due to concussion injuries. To address such concerns going forward, NASCAR president Steve Phelps revealed more driver meetings were on the calendar after last week's pre-race get-together. With Phelps confirming a weekly schedule for the meetings, he said: “As great as the Driver Advisory Council has been, there is nothing that is as good as having an all-driver meeting, and we probably should have had one months ago to try to deal with the safety issues and what the drivers are feeling in the race car, that’s on me. We are going to have all-driver meetings for the rest of the year. We’re going to do them on a weekly basis.” Kevin Harvick continues to have concerns of how the energy dissipates in a crash and the drivers taking too much of it. He says he doesn’t talk to NASCAR about it, and I wondered if having Jeff Burton running the drivers council and spearheading those conversations is enough:Kevin Harvick continues to have concerns of how the energy dissipates in a crash and the drivers taking too much of it. He says he doesn’t talk to NASCAR about it, and I wondered if having Jeff Burton running the drivers council and spearheading those conversations is enough: The conversation with the drivers was also fruitful, as the NASCAR president stated, while keeping his focus on the safety aspect of the new car. He said: “I thought the meeting was incredibly productive. The drivers were candid. We showed them a path forward, for example, in the rear of the car, to try to take out some of the stiffness that exists, a bigger crush panel. But overall, we want to hear what they have to say.”