NASCAR has held a second consecutive meeting with its Cup drivers to discuss their safety concerns with the new Next Gen car.
Alex Bowman , Joey Logano , Austin Cindric , Justin Allgaier and Ty Gibbs are involved in a crash in Turn 1 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Talladega, Ala. and promised to continue the sessions for the remaining month of the season.
Saturday's meeting at Las Vegas Motor Speedway lasted 75 minutes, the same length as last week's contentious session at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR had a lengthy slide presentation for the drivers since the one at Charlotte was halted when the meeting deteriorated into an emotional confrontation between drivers and NASCAR leadership.the Charlotte meeting to an episode of “Seinfeld” as it became “an airing of grievances.
The Las Vegas meeting was much calmer and NASCAR was able to complete presentation, which was expanded to include information from questions raised by the drivers at Charlotte. Although the Las Vegas meeting was optional, NASCAR said it was well-attended despite “some notables” who were not present. The Associated Press confirmed that“I'm still standing,” a smiling Brad Keselowski said as he exited the meeting room Saturday.
Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman both suffered concussions in what should have been routine crashes. Both drivers were injured when the rear of their car hit the wall.
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