NASCAR makes significant safety upgrades to Next Gen car
NASCAR’s Next Gen Cup Series cars will be subject to significant safety upgrades that have been mandated starting July.
NASCAR’s Next Gen Cup Series cars will be subject to significant safety upgrades that have been mandated starting July.
In an effort to put an end to a string of fires damaging Next Gen cars, NASCAR delivered a regulations update to Cup Series teams with changes to the cars that will go into effect this weekend at Kansas Speedway.
Kimi Raikkonen said his test drive in Trackhouse Racing’s Next Gen car this week was beneficial and he is certain that he is prepared for his NASCAR Cup debut.
On Thursday, Kimi Raikkonen drove around Virginia International Raceway to take his first test of a NASCAR Next Gen car.
NASCAR held the final NextGen test on Tuesday and Wednesday at Phoenix Raceway.
Past and present came together in a unique way Tuesday, as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer drove the Next Gen car at historic Bowman Gray Stadium. “It’s awesome to come here and experience this place behind the wheel,” said Earnhardt, whose grandfather, Ralph, raced at this track. Of the three drivers in…