Reportedly, NASCAR was going to shove the rule book aside for this year's All-Star Race, giving teams the opportunity to push their ingenuity to the absolute limit and work outside of the usually rigid parameters for the Next Gen car. Basically, a race with Next Gen cars and parts, but no limit on what teams could do to them. However, this exciting 'run what you brung' concept never materialized because the teams were against it.
Denny Hamlin, who competes for Joe Gibbs Racing but also co-owns 23XI Racing, gave some insight into why on his weekly podcast, Actions Detrimental. Hamlin also did his own research, reaching out to other teams to learn more about their reasons while opening up on his own.
