NASCAR implements new rules for 2025, penalizing drivers who skip races and allowing top drivers from other series to join select races.

NASCAR has introduced several rule changes for the 2025 season. Drivers missing races due to non-medical reasons will forfeit playoff points, aiming to discourage skipping races. A new "Open Exemption Provisional" allows top drivers from other series, like Helio Castroneves, to enter the Daytona 500 and other Cup Series races without qualifying, though they won't earn points or prize money. Additionally, NASCAR has altered suspension policies for technical penalties and updated practice and qualifying procedures.

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