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NASCAR Issues Warning on Post-Race Grass Runs, Threatens Disqualifications

Officials are moving to deter cooldown-lap maneuvers used to pick up debris for minimum‑weight checks during the playoffs.

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Shane van Gisbergen at Gateway. Image: Supplied

Overview

  • Cup Series managing director Brad Moran said NASCAR will meet with Trackhouse management and crew chiefs and will brief the entire field before Bristol on what is acceptable after the checkered flag.
  • NASCAR communications chief Mike Forde said the tactic may violate impound rules and future cases could draw penalties up to disqualification on a case‑by‑case basis.
  • No penalties were issued for Gateway, with Trackhouse receiving a formal warning as NASCAR reviews the incident and clarifies enforcement going forward.
  • Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen were seen driving through the infield grass on the cooldown lap at Gateway, and Motorsport.com reported Joey Logano did the same after the race.
  • Heightened scrutiny stems from tight post‑race weight margins in the playoffs, highlighted by Alex Bowman’s 2024 ROVAL disqualification and Forde’s note of a 17‑pound post‑race tolerance with some cars recently within a pound of failure.