“There's definitely a lot of differences with that (new) car. “They're purpose-built pavement stock cars trying to put a show on dirt so there's a little bit of work to do,” Friesen said. With over 300 wins on dirt, the modified star was the perfect racer for the job. He also tested the car again at BMS yesterday after NASCAR made adjustments to the steering and suspension.
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I'll figure it out.”Ĭamping World Truck Series regular Stewart Friesen tested the Next Gen car in December at Lancaster Motor Speedway-a half-mile high-banked clay oval in South Carolina. Over time, we'll kind of be able to put all that together. “We’re racing at night, so that should help the dust factor a little bit. The track is a little different, right? You've got a little progressive banking up top, so that may change it up a little bit.
“I've never seen a dirt car with independent rear suspension before. “I don’t know,” last year’s winner Joey Logano said.
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Throw a new car into the mix, and the majority of drivers have no idea what to expect when they turn on the lights at The Last Great Colosseum on Easter Sunday evening, April 17.
The surface alone is an enigma to competitors who have risen through the NASCAR racing ranks solely on asphalt. All of those races have taken place on superspeedways or longer short tracks.Īnd then there’s the Food City Dirt Race at the dirt-transformed Bristol Motor Speedway. The Next Gen car has been praised by many drivers during the season’s first seven races and seven different winners have emerged. The car also will be fitted with an independent rear suspension, exhaust on both sides, a rear diffuser, new wheel design, five-speed sequential transmission, carbon bodies and hood ducts, among other enhancements. The Next Gen offers improved aero and downforce packages and a spec chassis among its wide range of changes.
In an effort to reduce costs to the Cup Series teams, NASCAR introduced the Next Gen car to the sport at the beginning of the season and features Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota body styles. Charting a course for the Next Gen car’s maiden voyage at each race track in 2022 has presented drivers and crew chiefs with a unique set of challenges.
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