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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series To Race the Car of Tomorrow Full-Time in 2008by Mike Irwin ~ May 22nd, 2007. Filed under: Breaking News!!. |
NASCAR announced that the Car of Tomorrow will be fully implemented for the 2008 Nextel Cup Series season. The move accelerates the integration of the new car into the series by one full year.
In January 2006, NASCAR had announced a three-year roll-out schedule that would conclude with the new car running in every race by 2009. As the new car began its initial phase-in program over the past several months, team owners expressed support of the new car and its full implementation by the 2008 season. Therefore, starting next year the new car will run the entire Nextel Cup Series schedule. The average margin of victory through the first five Car of Tomorrow races has been a mere .505 seconds (compared to 1.286 seconds at these same races a year ago) and there have been six fewer DNFs through this same race sequence from 2006. Additionally, 13 teams have used the same chassis for three of the five races; four teams have run the same chassis in four of the five races; and one team – the #29 Chevy – has run the same chassis in all five Car of Tomorrow races.
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May 23rd, 2007 at 10:32 am
I can not believe, that after only five races, NASCAR has made the decision to run the COT full time next year. Five races? For safety sake, at least run half the tracks. Especially a couple of the bigger superspeedways.
The numbers are being tweeked to make the car look really great but there are other numbers to look at also. Like speed! These cars are running so slow in the corners that they almost have to stop to get it to turn.
Margin of victory so close? They have to wait until the last turn to get the guts enough to make a run around the leader making it close at the finish line.
Six fewer DNF’s? That also means nothing except they aren’t going fast enough to pile up as many cars when the “Big” one happens. Going so slow in the turns and hitting the wall doesen’t do as much damage.
Number of chassis used by the teams? Duh, they thought they only had 16 races to run this car in this season. Smaller teams are being stressed enough having to build both cars.
Again, it all comes down to money, and power as usual. I for one can’t wait until next year. With all these prime cars being handed down to the BUSCH Series, the Busch races will be great. They’re great now. Closer racing, faster cars. So what if one wads up in a wreck and can’t continue, they’re not supposed to be tanks like the COT!