NASCAR will run the ‘Car of Tomorrow’ full time in 2008
Quote selected text Published May 22nd, 2007 in NASCAR 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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Good! Glad to hear it! The new Impala looks great!! Go #24!!
All the security features on the COT are great, but it sucks that all cars have the same shape, chassis, and the only thing they change is a sticker up front that says chevy or ford or whatever… I think they should try to do a COT keeping the car’s originality, that’s my opinion…
oh yay, now the cheating streak will continue throughout the 2008 season.
::jumps for joy::
..not.
Im glad, it’s hurting teams trying to juggle both at once. Good luck Junior!
In Phil’s comment saying “but it sucks that all cars have the same shape, chassis, and the only thing they change is a sticker up front that says chevy or ford or whatever… I think they should try to do a COT keeping the car’s originality, that’s my opinion…” I agree to some extent. That would be great to see all the cars have thier own identity back, but what I think NASCAR is trying to do is level out the playing field. Stop the Fords from dominating the 2-mile tracks and Chevy the short and restrictor-plate tracks and trying to get away from the current car style. Now in my opinion I think its one of the best moves they could make with the COT. But what you are saying makes a good point. I’m not saying that I disagree, but there are two ways they could have gone.
SWEET AS SUGAR BY IT SELF!!!!!!!!! big fan of car of tomarrow but sad thing is now wehave to listen to tony stweart whin about it more because he can’t drive it. HAHAHAHAHA
At least Tony Stewart can drive unlike Robby who happens to be the biggest a hole in NASCAR and hasnt done anything since leaving RCR. What a disgrace to the number 7.
Robby isnt the one who has gone on a bashing spree of NASCAR for whatever reason and punching out reporters and fans who want an autograph.
No but he calls people A**holes and pieces of s*** on national LIVE TV. Yeah real classy guy, and when did Tony Stewart ever punch a fan for seeking an autograph? Please provide a news link if true.
Edit: Christina I looked into your comments and found them un-true about the fan incident. I know the reporter is real but the fan incident was an allegation and un-true on top of it.
Bout time…. Let the teams focus on one thing.
The new cars look horrible, but they are interesting to watch race.
The COT car is just a boring spec car. Welcome to 1975.
Well I think the COT car is great for Nascar and it will level the playing field and make the racing more exciting plus the new car is more aerodynamically sound with the wing and the front splitter it will give the car more downforce especially on tracks like Daytona and Talledega,plus it’s a much safer car.