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manufacturer partners: Ford,
Subaru, Honda, and
Volkswagen. In 2015, Red Bull
GRC also became the first racing
series to compete on an active
United States military
installation.

NASCAR Updates
Driver Participation
Guidelines for 2017
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – In an
announcement that will put an
even brighter spotlight on the
next generation of stars and
bolster the identity of all three
of its national series, NASCAR
announced on Wednesday
driver participation guidelines
for the 2017 season. The new
guidelines limit the number of
events a premier series driver
can race in the NASCAR XFINITY

Series and NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series.
Starting next season, premier
series drivers with more than
five years of full-time
experience will be eligible to
compete in a maximum of 10
races in the XFINITY Series and
seven races in the NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series.
Additionally, drivers with more
than five years of full-time
premier series experience will
be ineligible to compete in the
final eight races in each series,
as well as the Dash 4 Cash races
in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
The final eight races are
comprised of the regular season
finale and the entirety of the
Chase in each series.
Drivers earning premier series
points in 2017 also are not
eligible to compete in the 2017
NASCAR XFINITY Series and
NASCAR Camping World Truck