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William Byrons’s Crew Chief Welcomes NASCAR’s Move to Loosen Next Gen Rules

“I’m 100% in favor of opening things up,” said Rudy Fugle, who called the current spec-limited seventh-gen car stale. He said there are plenty of areas where teams can experiment, without spiking costs, simply by increasing simulation time. He further added that the tight rulebook fuels “burnout” amongst the crew, summing up, “a little more opening can get us excited.”