“They had a call with the crew chiefs”: NASCAR insider makes big reveal about scrutinized DVP for the remainder of 2024 season 

NASCAR insider Jeff Gluck has shared a big update on the Damaged Vehicle Policy (DVP). This comes after alleged inconsistencies were observed in NASCAR's ruling at Kansas Speedway with Josh Berry, and at the recent Talladega race with Chase Elliott, Briscoe, and others.

The Hollywood Casino 400 in Kansas was marred by a collision during the opening lap, collecting Stewart-Haas Racing's Berry's #4 Ford. The minimal damage could've been successfully addressed within the seven-minute DVP clock. However, because the driver's failure to steer to the pitlane was due to the wreck and not driver error, the officials towed the rookie's Ford to the campground, awarding a DNF.

A similar incident at the next race in Talladega saw a different approach by NASCAR. Despite Chase Elliott and Chase Briscoe, among other drivers, getting trapped in the modern era's biggest wreck, comprising 28 NextGen cars, the officials allowed them to be towed back to the pitlane to repair their rides under the red flag.

NASCAR's polar opposite approach during both race weekends didn't sit well with many in the community. One among them being Denny Hamlin, who voiced his concern, criticizing the officials for "changing" the rule after Berry's Kansas dismay.

Moving forward, NASCAR and crew chiefs sat for a meeting on Thursday (Oct.10), and have landed a mutual ground, allowing Talladega's 'give good cars a chance to stay in race' approach in the remaining five races. Jeff Gluck shared the update and highlighted that DVP is expected to undergo notable change in 2025.

He wrote (via X).

"NASCAR had a call with the crew chiefs this week and told them the DVP/towing will be officiated for the rest of the season the same way as it was in Talladega (trying to give good cars a chance to stay in race). Expect DVP to undergo signficant changes for 2025," Gluck Tweeted.

However, if a car has all four tires intact and still can't steer to the pit road, the driver will be given a DNF.

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Josh Berry jibes at NASCAR after witnessing an allegedly different DVP at Talladega Superspeedway

After the Lap 1 turmoil in Kansas, the SHR driver expected to be towed to the pitlane, as he asked the officials. However, when the officials dropped his #4 Ford's window net, signaling that his race was over, Berry radioed crew chief Rodney Childers.

The 2014 Cup Series championship-winning crew chief tried his best to discuss the incident with the officials but got no response. Thus, Berry was towed to the campground and succumbed to his ninth DNF of the season.

But after witnessing a different call in Talladega, where drivers whose NextGen rides couldn't steer to the pits by themselves, were towed and permitted to return to the field after the required restoration, the SHR driver took a sarcastic dig.

“All I know, is that all those cars parked in Turn 3 better not get towed to pit road buddy. Because that’d be breaking the Damaged Vehicle Policy. F***ing 42 (John Hunter Nemechek) car is out there doing burnouts, slinging rubber all over the safety workers trying to get going. But if you have four flat tires and you get towed to pit road, you’re done right?" Berry said via Frontstretch.

After the drama in Talladega, the final race of the Round of 12 of the Cup Series Playoffs will be the Bank of America Roval 400, which will take place at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Sunday, October 13.