NASCAR President Steve Phelps and Chief Operating Officer Steve O'Donnell sat down with media Friday at Phoenix Raceway to discuss several topics of interest. But in his opening statement, Phelps made sure to address the pressing issue of charters.
"Probably a lot of frustration in the room that NASCAR over the last two and a half years has not talked about charters publicly or with the media," began Phelps. "We've done that purposefully. We don't believe the media is a place to have discussions about our negotiation with our race teams and our charter extensions. That was by design. I know people are frustrated about that."
