Nationwide COT won’t debut until at least 2010
Quote selected text Published September 4th, 2008 in NASCAR News
NASCAR says it will test its new version of the Nationwide Series car Monday and Tuesday at Richmond International Raceway but will not begin using the car until at least 2010.
In a news release announcing the test, NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton indicated that the teams could not afford a midseason change next year, which NASCAR was considering.
“We’re still in the process of approving the cars,” Pemberton said. “This wasn’t a quick process on the NASCAR Sprint Cup side, and it won’t be with these cars. We’ve also been talking to teams, and they’ve indicated they’d be better suited budget-wise to spend a full season building cars instead of a midyear transition.
“We’ve had this style of chassis for more than two years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and many questions have already been answered. In applying the new car to the Nationwide Series, we fully anticipate the teams to be as competitive and resourceful as possible throughout the developmental process.”
Each manufacturer will be permitted to bring two cars to the test, but the participating drivers have not been named.
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Here is a picture of the Nationwide COT.
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6452/filedf1.jpg
I actually kinda like it, it looks sleeker then the Cup one, and I like how the splitter is mostly molded into the lower bumper-cover.
I think it looks pretty good. I wonder if they will change the splitter on the cup car?
Its funny because the car has no wing, they kept the spoiler.
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
It has been known now for two years that the car will have the spoiler as well as the non-movable (or not as adjustable) splitter & it’ll have a more traditional air-dam instead of the bumper overhang that the cup car has.
The B & C Pillars are also smaller, and the Spoiler is the CTS style spoiler with the ends being higher then the center.
The car looks stupid they are just screwing the sport up even more.
teresa88fan wrote:
The Sport of Auto Racing has been screwing itself over since Day 1. It’s just one of those kind of sports.
Personally I like the way the NNS COT looks, kinda like a Touring Sedan without the working doors and a wing.
Dodge Challenger
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/3529/dg0908nnsnewcartesting0wl6.jpg
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2498/dg0908nnscottesting0002df7.jpg
Ford (Fusion/Taurus/500)
http://xs331.xs.to/xs331/08371/fordnnscot996.jpg
Toyota Camry
http://xs331.xs.to/xs331/08371/toyotannscot145.jpg
Article
http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Nationwide_Series_teams_seem_comfortable_in_new_cars_first_test.html