{"id":562775,"date":"2026-03-26T20:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562775\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:13:08","slug":"nascar-chief-clarifies-disqualification-rules-after-tyler-reddick-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562775\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR chief clarifies disqualification rules after Tyler Reddick change"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASCAR’s <\/a>Vice President of Race Communications, Mike Forde, has clarified the sport’s disqualification rules surrounding battery changes following an incident involving Tyler Reddick<\/a> at Darlington.<\/p>\n

The 23XI Racing star went on to take his fourth victory of the season in South Carolina on Sunday<\/a> after starting on pole, continuing his red-hot start to 2026.<\/p>\n

However, things were not as straightforward as they might sound, with Reddick having experienced alternator issues in his car from the very first lap.<\/p>\n

This led to Reddick having no cooling aids throughout the race, such as his cool suit, and also led to the team swapping out his battery during a trip down pit road at one stage.<\/p>\n

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Why Tyler Reddick wasn’t disqualified for battery change<\/p>\n

NASCAR is very hot on changes made to cars throughout a race weekend, including during the race, and has a stringent post-race inspection process.<\/p>\n

Despite the changes, Reddick’s car cleared inspection and was declared legal, with his win subsequently made official.<\/p>\n

Now, speaking on this week’s episode of the Hauler Talk podcast<\/a>, Forde explained NASCAR’s rules around changes made to the battery, and outlined why Reddick’s team were allowed to make the switch that they did.<\/p>\n

“We don\u2019t have any rules as far as the size of the batteries, but the vehicle still needs to make weight,\u201d Forde explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you start with a heavy battery and you swap to a lighter battery, and you came in underweight, then you could have a DQ (disqualification) on your hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo moving to a larger battery, as long as it matched the rules, which the [No.] 45 did, you\u2019re good to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

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