NASCAR brass don’t plan to make many changes at Talladega after Edwards’ crash
A day after Carl Edwards’ car careened into the fence at Talladega Superspeedway, injuring seven fans and leading Edwards and other drivers to question the racing at that track, NASCAR officials explained the changes they’ll make.
Not much.
In fairness to series officials, they’ve examined Edwards’ car and noted the safety devices all worked properly as did the fencing, which kept the car from entering the grandstands. Series officials will continue to study the situation but don’t expect the restrictor plates to be replaced by smaller engines, the track’s banking to be reduced, or the yellow line — out-of-bounds mark — to be eliminated.
The one change likely to come from Sunday’s race is that series officials will be stricter in penalizing those who block or drive aggressively at Daytona and Talladega. Yet, John Darby, Sprint Cup director, admitted that race winner Brad Keselowski did nothing wrong as he raced Edwards to the finish before they bumped, sending Edwards on his wild ride. - Full Story from Dustin Long – The Roanoke Times