NASCAR confirms new qualifying rainout policy, mulls other 2027 changes

In 2027, qualifying rainouts will be handled different by the Sanctioning Body. The metric, which decides the qualifying order, also decided the starting lineup in the event of a qualifying cancellation. However, many thought it unfairly punished those who had a bad race the previous weekend, as it put them low in the metric. The metric is a weighted average of a car's place in the owner ... Keep reading