NASCAR, on Thursday, confirmed that it will be implementing a brand-new stage-break procedure for all three of NASCAR’s National Series, beginning this weekend at Iowa Speedway.

The change comes following an internal review by NASCAR following the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where late cautions in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 exacerbated the total length of time for each stage break, which in one case, lasted nearly 30 minutes.

These new procedures will come into effect for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starting this weekend and run through, at least, the end of the season.

Now, in the final 10 laps of the advertised distance in Stage 1 or Stage 2, if a caution is thrown, the stage will be deemed official – and the top-10 positions will be decided and awarded points at the time of caution. In that instance, the leader will come back around to get the green-and-white-checkered flag and begin the stage-break process.

Nothing really changes, in terms of points payouts or stoppages during the race (they remain unchanged), but these tweaks are designed to keep the stages from dragging on and having unbearable breaks in the middle of the race.

NASCAR has heard the fans, and CEO Steve O’Donnell has, once again, been quick to make changes.