I’m guessing this is to slow the Mopars down

I don’t know if they can hit the lower weight. It gets pretty expensive removing weight from these Mopars.
But you know a class racer will do it. And NHRA tech has been lax the last few years. (Meaning, the racers can take more chances as to how they remove it..)

The weight reduction part is curious, though. Maybe a typo somewhere along the line?

Whoops, didn't mean the bold font.