NASCAR to remove restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR will use two primary rules packages next season and race at Daytona and Talladega without restrictor plates for the first time since 1987.
The rules packages revealed Tuesday will be tailored to specific tracks and designed to slow Cup Series cars to create more passing for the lead. At Daytona and Talladega, the two fastest tracks in NASCAR were horsepower-sapping plates are used on the engines, NASCAR will now use a thicker tapered spacer with tapered ho