There’s no need to signify a rookie driver given these are the highest levels of stock car racing, per NASCAR.” This is a little strange to me. The rookie stripe was a tradition.

Actor and racecar driver Frankie Muniz had a strong message for his fellow NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers after the ...

“There is no yellow bumper anymore for rookie drivers ... removing the stripes - "there’s no need to signify a rookie driver given these are the highest levels of stock car racing." ...

This season, NASCAR will no longer require rookie stripes in any of the three national series. Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series will do away with the requirement. Those stripes signified to other ...