Tour Tidbits: Competition Updates for 2010

Bonus Points Prior to 2010, the NASCAR
Whelen Modified and Whelen Southern Modified
Tours were the only NASCAR divisions to not
award lap leader bonus points. That changed in
the off season as the sanctioning body has
announced that five bonus points will be
awarded to any driver who leads a lap during a
race, and five additional points to the driver who
leads the most laps in that event.

Leader Chooses While double-file restarts
were a part of NASCARs touring divisions well
before they were adopted at the national series
level last year, there is one feature to the
national series restart rule that has trickled down
to the touring level. The race leader now gets to
choose, with one pace lap left, whether to restart
on the inside or outside lane. Previously, the
leader always started inside.

Changes to Late-Race Restarts Speaking
of double-file restarts, theyll now be in effect
throughout the entire race in 2010. Previously,
restarts inside 10 laps to go were single-file.
There was also no free pass car with a caution
inside 10 laps to go previously, but in 2010 the
beneficiary rule applies throughout the race.
Five Over the Wall This season Tour
teams will be allowed five pit crew members in
the car servicing area during pit stops. Teams
were previously limited to four over the wall.

Pit Stop Procedures Teams will now be
limited to changing either tires or taking fuel
during a pit stop, but not both. If taking tires on
the first stop, team can come back around for
fuel under the same caution, or vice versa.