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Kyle Larson happy to see NASCAR make changes to caution procedures
NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Kyle Larson happy to see NASCAR make changes to caution procedures

It appears NASCAR fans weren't the only ones unhappy with its caution procedures that led to the sanctioning body announcing a change Thursday to limit time spent under caution. 

NASCAR has instituted a new rule in regard to stage cautions which will make a natural yellow within 10 laps of a scheduled stage break become the stage break, which will allow for more green flag racing and less dead time spent under caution. 

Kyle Larson happy about rule change

Defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson loves the change. 

"I think it's good," Larson said Saturday at Iowa Speedway, per Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, "Because dude, it sucks for all of us when we're out there, we get a caution with five to go to the end of the stage, [and] they're going to try and do a one-lap shootout. You got all that time under caution. You do a one-lap shootout, and it takes 15 minutes for them to do their stupid stage stuff. 

"It's just like, roll on with it. So this is a step in that direction, hopefully to get the races to be shorter. Not shorter distance, just shorter length, and give the fans better excitement."

The first chance for the new rule to be on display will be in Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Iowa (5 p.m. ET, the CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). 

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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