NEW RULES: NASCAR CHASE KICKS OFF AMID CONTROVERSY

摘要

LEAVE IT TO DALE Earnhardt Jr. to say that NASCAR's recent mess has long been part of its past. "Drivers like myself have created cautions that we needed, we've thrown stuff out of cars and spun cars out [on purpose] and what-have-you to get cautions," he said at Chicagoland Speedway ahead of race one of Sprint Cup's Chase for the Championship, Sept. 15. "That's nothing new." Here's what is new: NASCAR officials say they will allow no more of that.