CONCORD, N.C. – When veteran NHRA team owner Don Schumacher met Tony Stewart last year he asked the IndyCar-NASCAR champion if he wanted to buy a race team. Schumacher may have been joking, but his …
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Drivers: Back To Drawing Board For Next Gen
Bubba Wallace tests the Next Gen Toyota at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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CONCORD, N.C. – Steering problems that can be a “nightmare”, intense heat inside the car, and the amount of downforce are three issues NASCAR Cup drivers cited Tuesday as needing to be resolved with the Next Gen car before the 2022 season begins in February.
“The majority of the garage is working on trying to figure out how to fix the steering rack stuff,” Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman said about the Next Gen car, which uses rack- and-pinion steering. “Some guys have it all the time. Some guys only have it some of the time. We’ve been on both sides of it. I think we’re on steering rack four or five.
“It drives awesome compared to the current car when the steering is OK. When the steering issues pop up it is a bit of a nightmare.”
Twenty-one teams participated in a two-day Next Gen test that began the day after the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and concluded Tuesday evening. Joey Logano said having the Next Gen test on the 2.32-mile road course immediately after racing on it with the current car was extremely beneficial because “you have a great comparison of the old car, new car.”
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By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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CONCORD, N.C. – Steering problems that can be a “nightmare”, intense heat inside the car, and the amount of downforce are three issues NASCAR Cup drivers cited Tuesday as needing …
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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ENNIS, Texas – Greg Anderson’s cell phone began ringing Sunday afternoon even before his white-and-blue Pro Stock car rolled to a silent halt in the shutdown area at Texas Motorplex.
Anderson had just defeated Chris McGaha …
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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CONCORD, N.C. – Rick Hendrick is no stranger to racing’s roller coaster, but when the playoff hopes for his four teams began unraveling in the Bank of America ROVAL 400 …
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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With just over 30 laps completed, the unthinkable was happening to the NASCAR Cup Series top driver in 2021.
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ENNIS, Texas – Pro Stock superstar Greg Anderson will have his helmet on a swivel Sunday at Texas Motorplex during final eliminations of the 36th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals.
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By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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CONCORD, N.C. – Slightly more than three years ago A.J. Allmendinger sat in Charlotte Motor Speedway’s infield media center without a clue as to his future in racing.
His 5 ½-year …
CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR’s Next Gen car was cited Saturday by Team Hezeberg co-owners Toine Hezemans and Ernst Berg as the primary reason they elected to venture into American stock car racing in 2022.
“It is …
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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ENNIS, Texas – He remains the embodiment of California cool, and as of Friday evening, a genuine Texas Motorplex Legend.
“I’m 80-years-old now, do you believe that?” drag racing icon Don …