Kyle Larson has been granted a waiver to compete within the playoffs, and Elton Sawyer simply revealed why NASCAR took its time to make the choice. Whereas talking to reporters on Tuesday, the NASCAR senior vice chairman of competitors stated the Larson scenario is one thing they by no means handled earlier than.
“This was unquestionably uncharted waters for us,” Sawyer stated. “Previously, these waivers have been given largely for medical causes. … This one was unprecedented in that we had a driver miss certainly one of our races, a championship occasion, to be at one other occasion. That’s why it took so long as it did. There have been completely different views from completely different folks. Everybody had a view on it. The final word determination we needed to get to was the suitable determination, and we really feel like we received there.”
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