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New gimmick alert: NASCAR Trucks gets 'caution clock'

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    NASCAR continue to lead the way in the world of motor racing gimmicks, and has now announced that its Trucks series will have a full course yellow caution period at least once every 20 minutes, except during the last 20 laps:

    Starting with the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 19, Camping World Truck Series races will use a 20-minute timer that begins counting down at the start of each green-flag run. If no caution period occurs before the 20-minute limit elapses, the yellow flag will fly, giving teams the opportunity to make pit stops and adjustments under caution.

    NASCAR say the rule was inspired by basketball, “with its shot clocks and regularly scheduled TV timeouts” but were also quick to point to a historical precedent in the championship: “it also makes a slight nod toward the trucks series’ infancy, when shorter races used a halftime break”.

    A smart means of livening up the show? Or a gimmick too far? I’m obviously in the latter camp…

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