Gordon's troubles with NASCAR rules continued in 2009.
By NASCAR rules, owner points are calculated as part of the Chase.
Per the NASCAR rules in 1994, a one-lap qualifying attempt was utilized.
According to NASCAR rules, the driver who starts the race in the car receives full championship points for that entry.
The 2003 race marked the last time that the long-standing NASCAR rule of racing back to a yellow caution flag was in place.
NASCAR rules state that a team may use only two air guns and one jack per stop.
Under NASCAR rules, this is legal unless it is the final scheduled lap of the race.
No. 7 entry penalized 25 points for violating NASCAR rules and slips to 35th.
Such an incident could never happen today, because of modern NASCAR rules requiring an official series medical liaison to clear a driver after a crash.
The increase was in part attributable to a new NASCAR rule that allowed hard liquor brands to become sponsors on its race cars.