Overview

• Mike Forde said NASCAR raised the issue in a post-Darlington competition debrief and will review the fastest-lap criteria after the season.
• No rule change will be made during the final nine races of 2025, keeping the current one-point bonus in place through the playoffs.
• Options under discussion include limiting the bonus to drivers on the lead lap or to laps set while a driver was on the lead lap.
• Josh Berry crashed on lap 1 at the Southern 500, returned after repairs, set the race’s fastest lap, and earned the one-point bonus despite finishing 38th.
• Kyle Larson previously earned fastest-lap points after extended repairs at Mexico City and Watkins Glen, gains that influenced regular-season standings and playoff seeding.