Brad Keselowski Makes Bold “NASCAR Rule Book and Tax Code” Comparison

Brad Keselowski expressed his frustration over NASCAR's complex rules by comparing them to the American tax code.

Brad Keselowski Makes Bold “NASCAR Rule Book and Tax Code” Comparison

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Brad Keselowski, the star driver and co-owner of RFK Racing is not having the best of seasons in NASCAR this year. The 41-year-old is currently 32nd in the Cup Series with just a single top 5 finish this year, at the Coca Cola 600. Moreover, Keselowski’s team is not having a good time either, as they are having a season filled with poor finishes and big penalties. Now, he has admitted that the NASCAR rule book is potentially as complex as the tax code.

While the NASCAR veteran struggles on-track, RFK’s other two drivers, Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher are having a hard time off it. Preece was disqualified from a career-best second place at Talladega after failing a post-race inspection. Additionally, Buescher was stripped of 60 points after the front bumper of his No. 17 car was found to have an issue following the weekend in Kansas.

Such instances are a cause of grave concern for Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing. The 41-year-old insisted that his team was not going to slow down despite the issues. Rather, the RFK crew was fully focused on ensuring that it does not fail when it comes to the rule book.

Keselowski asserted that at the top tier of the sport, such mistakes are simply not acceptable. Though, the former Cup Series champion claimed that the rulebook was nothing short of the IRS tax book when it came to complexities.

[RFK Racing is] understanding the rule book and all of its complexities. Ultimately, that burden falls on us and we have had those conversations internally. I think everyone knows what is expected of them moving forward… The rules are extremely complex… [like the] IRS tax code.

Brad Keselowksi said as quoted by Motorsport.com.

Brad Keselowski shuts down excuses at RFK Racing

The sporting code of any sport is incredibly detailed. When it comes to a top tier racing series like NASCAR, the rulebook will cover every single area to the finest of details of the car. This is done to ensure that no driver or team finds an unwanted loophole or goes against the spirit of the sport. However, this does make it a headache for team personnel when it comes to understanding each and every rule.

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Brad Keselowski highlighted this issue, claiming that sometimes one has to find multiple reference papers just for a single issue. The NASCAR star reckoned that when a team is working its way during a long and stressful calendar, oversights with the rules are bound to happen.

Though, the 41-year-old admitted that this does not form an excuse for RFK Racing, while admitting that he doesn’t know how the rest of the field manages this uphill task.

You have to read this paper and you have to reference this paper, to reference this paper to reference this paper. When you’re head down and digging, running 38 weeks a year, oversights are going to happen. From our perspective, that’s not an excuse, I can’t really speak to other teams and how they handle it.

Brad Keselowski explained.

Amid the recent struggles, Keselowski and RFK are working on a solution. The team has gone through some restructuring to ensure that the cars do not face disqualifications for any violations in the near future.

For any NASCAR team, every race matters. No driver can afford to lose out points because they failed to comply with the rulebook at this level. RFK Racing must get their act together and avoid such blunders if the team really wants to continue its success in the Cup Series.

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