"Every piece of this new car - the hardware, frame, suspension - are exactly the same," he explained. There's a lot of parity in the garage," he told ABC News.
This is something we’ve been waiting for and we’re glad the time has finally arrived."Īndy Petree, crew chief for driver Tyler Reddick, said he was skeptical at first of the new car. "As the automotive industry continues to change, we’ll have the ability to keep up in the racing world without having to go through a complete overhaul or redesign of the car. "A lot of work has been done behind the scenes to make sure this Next Gen Mustang remains relevant to our customers," Rushbrook told ABC News.
Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Performance Motorsports, said the car Logano and other Ford drivers will commandeer next year still captures the unique styling of a Mustang. We also haven't crashed this car, haven't raced this car in anger yet. It will be interesting when they get behind the wheel."Īdded Wilson: "How will the car race? All the drivers asking that. "But there are so many unknowns with the car in general. Toyota's top drivers, Kyle Bush and Denny Hamlin, have seen the new Camry and thought "it really looks cool," according to Andy Graves, executive engineering technical director at TRD. Toyota's new NASCAR race car closely resembles the TRD Camry sold at dealerships. If we can bring in new OEMs, we will bring in new fans." "We're actively trying to recruit new OEMs into our sport. More high resolution cameras in the cockpit can also "improve production and the broadcast," Probst said. In 2020, NASCAR posted an average of 3.1 million viewers, down 2% from 2019.
NASCAR's TV ratings have steadily declined since 2015, when Jeff Gordon competed in his final race. The more relevant the race cars become, the greater likelihood that NASCAR's viewership will grow, he said. Probst said the race cars will be nearly identical to the Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros and Toyota TRD Camrys sold in dealerships. NASCAR is trying to bring back the "stock" in stock car racing and add truth to the expression, "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday." The look of the 2022 cars may be even more important than how they perform on the track. 007" and 010" material, so it will be thinner on the sides.Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 BassProShops/TrackerOffRoad Chev, waits on the grid prior to the GEICO 500 race at Talladega Superspeedway on Apr 25, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. We've made the rear window mask three pieces for a better fit and finish around the rear window ribs. Each body comes with a unique window mask and a pair of front wheel stickers. Where all the other bodies just got loose, The Titan stayed hooked up.Īgain this is an original copyrighted design from Ralph Thorne Racing We noticed a huge difference on the outside lanes The rear of the body creates big timeĭownforce, allowing you to decrease your laps times and turn more laps, This body trulyīlends a modern and realistic race car appearance with superior race Nice cut line to assist in body trimming and mounting. The body will measure just under 3.250" wide. Sides, and they appear to be tucked under the front fenders. Wheel sticker location that makes the front wheels easy to align on both Seen on current slot car stock car style bodies and a recessed front Our designs where CAD drawn, as always, with input from top engineersĪnd racer's around the country. They feature a mixture of design elements of modern day stock cars, from NASCAR to Super Late Models.
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