NHRA has had a long history of things like this....
It's nothing new.....and I could name a number of instances where a rule needed changing and some where clearly from a safety standpoint.....
The best example is the dual braking system common on many fast dragsters like my own.....
A car needs wheelie bars to help it leave the starting line safely but you can't put a little notch in a bumper cover for the bars.....sure makes sense to me....