Drivers Want New Rules Package for Chase, NASCAR Says No

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Drivers have long requested a car setup that places maneuvering more in the hands of drivers than the engineers in the shop. With the success of the low-downforce package at Kentucky and Darlington, they may have found it.

Moments after Carl Edwards climbed from his winning Southern 500 car, he began lobbying for NASCAR to apply the rules package used at Darlington Raceway in the upcoming playoffs. Edwards and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates are among the loudest 

There is just one race left before the 16-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set. Here are the scenarios for clinching a Chase berth at Richmond International Raceway in the Federated Auto Parts 400 (Sat. Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Drivers have long requested a car setup that places maneuvering more in the hands of drivers than the engineers in the shop. With the success of the low-downforce package at Kentucky and Darlington, they may have found it.

The vintage paint schemes looked amazing under the lights, the retro commercials were a great trip down memory lane and Ken Squirer, Dale Jarrett and Ned Jarrett on commentary was simply the icing on the cake for NASCAR fans who watched The