ulation , ▁the ▁distance ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁neutral ▁zones . ▁ ▁Five ▁schools ▁that ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁III , ▁a ▁classification ▁whose ▁members ▁are ▁generally ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁offer ▁athlet ic ▁scholar ships , ▁are ▁specifically ▁allowed ▁to ▁award ▁scholar ships ▁in ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁sports , ▁with ▁at ▁most ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁sex . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁schools ▁had ▁a ▁men ' s ▁team ▁that ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁University ▁Division , ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁to ▁today ' s ▁Division ▁I , ▁before ▁the ▁NCAA ▁adopted ▁its ▁current ▁three - div ision ▁setup ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁( The ▁NCAA ▁did ▁not ▁award ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁women ' s ▁sports ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ▁in ▁Division ▁II ▁and ▁Division ▁III , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 2 ▁in ▁Division ▁I .) ▁Three ▁other ▁schools ▁were ▁formerly ▁grand father ed , ▁but ▁have ▁either ▁moved ▁their ▁Division ▁I ▁sports ▁to ▁Division ▁III ▁or ▁dis cont in ued ▁them ▁entirely . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁NAS C AR ▁passed ▁a ▁rule ▁that ▁required ▁teams ▁to ▁field ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁cars . ▁Since ▁R ous h ▁Racing ▁had ▁five ▁cars , ▁they ▁could ▁continue ▁to ▁field ▁five ▁cars ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Jack ie ▁Robinson ' s ▁# 4 2 , ▁which ▁he ▁wore ▁when ▁he ▁broke ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ' s ▁ 2 0 th - century