There is some debate whether the issue is even a 'problem' that needs to be addressed but, when NASCAR officials said publicly last week the sanctioning body was “reviewing” it, the attention magnified.
Busch is one of the drivers who has spoken out against how the race strategy played out during Monday’s rain-delayed 500.
“I believe it’s a problem,” Busch said. “The start of the race last weekend for the Daytona 500 – we’re all sitting around there running half-throttle; not passing and just riding in a line.
“I felt disgraceful, myself, being a race car driver – wanting to go fast, lead laps and win the Daytona 500, and that was our strategy that we had to employ at the start of the race because everybody was doing it.”
More so than in recent seasons, teams elected to ask their drivers to save fuel – almost from the beginning of the race – as a way to help gain track position during green-flag pitstops when they could spend less time on pit road.
There were times – especially in the first two stages – when cars were circulating three seconds per lap, or more, slower than typical.
Source: Autosport