Two Trackhouse Racing drivers made multiple trips through the grass after last weekend's Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. NASCAR now plans to address this with the team.
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"We'll be having some discussions with Trackhouse management, as well as our crew chiefs, and we'll be giving all the teams some information regarding that this week," Cup Series Managing Director Brad Moran said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Tuesday.
"But, yeah, I know it certainly caught our radar and we have rules that could put them, put the teams in a real bad spot when we see that. So we'll make it pretty clear to them moving forward, starting at Bristol, what that means."
Macbook keeps freezing, so here is a grainier video of Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen going through the grass multiple times coming to pit road after the race. https://t.co/hwtRg1dLxB pic.twitter.com/p0j5wgGPYP
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These trips through the grass initially flew under the radar. However, the in-car chatter from Hendrick Motorsports created some questions.
"Hey, the Trackhouse cars are driving through the grass. That's kinda cool," Alex Bowman said over his radio after taking the checkered flag at the 1.25-mile track.
FanBuzz went and checked the in-car camera for Shane van Gisbergen, which showed both him and teammate Ross Chastain making trips through the grass on the access road leading back to pit road.
Questions immediately circulated on social media regarding the two cars and their paths through the grass. Were they just having some fun or blowing off some steam? Did something else lead to these decisions?
Veteran Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie weighed in with a direct comment about the situation. He pointed to potential concerns about post-race inspection.
"They post all the playoff cars," LaJoie posted on X in response to these questions. "Trying to pick up a couple pounds of grass, rocks, rubber to let you(r) car chief feel a little better when you roll across the scale."
Brayton Laster, who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, indicated that this is a common move across multiple racing series.
"In dirt racing, we often find the wettest part of the track on our way to scales post race to pick up a couple extra pounds of mud," Laster wrote. "Not sure if that's what's going on here."
Regardless of the Trackhouse Racing intentions, NASCAR will make it clear to them and other organizations this week what drivers can and cannot do before heading back to pit road after a race.
