Two crew members from Richard Childress Racing were suspended after a pit crew error caused a tire to detach during the Charlotte Roval NASCAR race.

Andretti could tell that cars would end up carrying too much load and force as they headed into the traditional Turns 3 and 4 of the oval, and with the number of road-course turns that now lead into that corner, an addition of another chicane would allow the cars to slow down and potentially increase competition.