NASCAR decreased its practice sessions after the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world in 2020. For a while, the sport didn’t even have practice or qualifying. Then, NASCAR introduced a new format where two groups have 20 minutes of practice a piece. However, one NASCAR team owner believes the reason behind the lack of practices is irrelevant.
RFK Racing co-owner and driver [autotag]Brad Keselowski[/autotag] discussed the financial impact of NASCAR’s limited practice throughout the season at a media availability on Tuesday, according to Racing America. Based on Keselowski’s comments, it is confusing why the sport continues to have 20-minute practice sessions.
“I haven’t seen how we’ve saved any money getting rid of practice, not from a team perspective,” Keselowski said. “Maybe there were some savings other places in the industry that I’m not aware of, but there hasn’t been a significant cost savings. We’ve reallocated in a lot of way to other demands, and its hard for me to understand the value proposition today to not have practice.”
Keselowski also said that he is more comfortable with practice and advocates for increasing time on the track each weekend. This isn’t the first time the RFK Racing co-owner has spoken out about this topic. Keselowski believes NASCAR should increase the amount of practice, but it’s uncertain whether that is under consideration.
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