Update, per NASCAR: The Truck Series has a collaboration committee consisting of NASCAR and seven teams representing 24 entries.This concept was suggested by the committee to cut costs and NASCAR approved it.
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In the name of cutting costs and meeting safety regulations in the Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR is placing design restrictions on both over-the-wall and behind-the-wall fire suits for race teams next season.
A memo sent to teams on Tuesday outlined the following guidelines:
Behind the wall pit crew members will need to have a submitted design for their fire suits. These suits cannot have sponsorship branding and must follow the general guidelines of the attached.
- Colors are at the team’s discretion
- They must be consistent across an organization
- No sponsorship branding allowed
- The Craftsman, Sunoco, Goodyear and NASCAR bar logo’s shown in the guidelines are highly recommended but not required
Over the wall pit crew members will need to have a submitted design for their fire suits that you will use for the entire season. The fire suit design is at the team’s discretion. Sponsorship branding is allowed.
Crew member garage shirts are at the team’s discretion. Sponsorship branding is allowed.
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The idea is to discourage teams from printing one-off fire suits for individual races and keeping a generic look off camera for every participating team.
There are also numerous teams on the back of the grid using hand me down, second hand suits from previous seasons, and this rule will also affect that market as well.
But NASCAR also issued numerous penalties last season for Truck Series crew members who were not wearing gloves or wearing equipment that did not meet safety certifications.