For the first time, the opening stage will be longer than the final two stages
On April 26 NASCAR is heading to Talladega Superspeedway. The stage lengths have just been adjusted ahead of that race.
NASCAR is looking to remove a fuel saving strategy from the race. That is something that we’ve seen in the last several superspeedway events.
The new stage lengths have not been announced. However, officials have confirmed that the final two stages will be short enough to complete without a fuel stop.
In other words, we are likely to see the first stage be significantly longer than the final two stages.
“Generally, how a lot of our speedways were laid out, it was a short stage, a short stage and then a long stage to the end,” John Probst said. “Going into Talladega, we’re going to flip that.”
Previously Announced Stage Lengths
60-120-188
In 2027, NASCAR is going to hold a test session at Daytona International Speedway. They plan to run several different options on the cars in an attempt to removed the fuel saving strategies at SuperSpeedways.
