NASCAR Xfinity Series

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Aric Almirola topped the chart in the first NASCAR XFINITY Series practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The old multi-tiered penalty structure in NASCAR is now a simplified dual-tiered structure and the consequences for failing inspection is more defined.

Say goodbye to the days of damaged cars and trucks returning to the track down double and triple-digit laps looking like modified cars.

Alright NASCAR, you've peaked the interest of this skeptic and I'm curious to see where these new "enhancements" lead us this season and beyond.

On Monday evening, NASCAR held a press conference that announced dramatic changes to its race and points format.

When teams roll into the garage at Daytona in a few weeks, they'll be met with slight adjustments to the regulations.

Come this April, one track will have a completely new surface and slightly different profile.

One old surface will bid farewell when the checkered flag waves this upcoming season.

The NASCAR XFINITY Series season is over and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Daniel Suarez has been crowned the 2016 champion. Let that sink in a bit. Suarez is the XFINITY Series champion. Not Elliott Sadler or Erik Jones, both of whom had stellar seasons and were considered the odds-on favorites to emerge at the top of the Championship Four. It was Suarez who hoisted the series trophy on the frontstretch when the race was over.

"The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading..." and I'm here to say that the Chase has run it's course and it's time NASCAR do away with it.