Pit selection process:
Order based on charter team owner points followed by open team owner points. Pit stalls will be picked in advance and the pit boxes will be in the stalls when the teams arrive.
Starting lineup process:
Positions 1-12: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
Positions 13-24: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
Positions 25-36: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
Positions 37-40: Open teams in order of owners points in owner points
Modified Competition Caution Procedures:
With the absence of practice, NASCAR will be modifying its Competition Caution procedures to allow teams additional time for adjustments.
The competition cautions will occur at or around the following laps:
NASCAR Cup Series
Darlington - May 17: Lap 30
Darlington - May 20: TBD
Charlotte - May 24: TBD
Charlotte - May 27: TBD
Below are the procedures for the modified competition caution:
Field will be frozen at the time of the competition caution
Field will be assembled behind the pace car
The running order lead lap / lap down will be established and the free pass sent
Wave around rule is not in effect
Pit road will open to the top 20 - car must beat the pace car off pit road to retain freeze position
Pit road will open to the next 20 - car must beat the pace car off pit road to retain freeze position
Above pit cycle repeats - each team allowed to pit two times
Re-establish line-up per freeze and restart race
Infractions under modified competition caution:
Not beating the pace car off pit road results in loss of lap and restarting at tail of the field
Pitting more than twice or out of sequence results in restarting at the tail of the field
All current pit road rules are in effect