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During a series of deaths of several drivers, NASCAR began researching a new, safer car. After a seven-year program, NASCAR presented a design for a new car. The new car, known as the Car of Tomorrow, features a reinforced roll cage. The left side skin has a steel plate for better resiliency in crashes.
NASCAR has its own anti doping regulations. The substance abuse policy was first implemented in the late 1980s. In 2007, Truck Series driver Aaron Fike was arrested for heroin possession; Fike admitted to using black tar heroin during race weekends. [4] He was suspended by NASCAR until 2012, when he completed NASCAR's Road to Recovery program. [5]
From 2013 to 2019, the company sponsored NASCAR Xfinity Series team JD Motorsports, [7] sponsoring drivers who have included Ross Chastain, Landon Cassill, and Jeffrey Earnhardt. [8] During one 2017 race, Flex Tape was used to repair crash damage on the car that the company sponsored, which was driven by Garrett Smithley .
PJ1 TrackBite (formerly known as VHT TrackBite or simply VHT) is a custom formulated synthetic resin, typically black in color, used in drag racing to either increase the traction of a car's tires or as a sealer for newly ground and/or resurfaced race tracks. [1] It stays sticky for weeks, has fire-retardant properties, and is hydrophobic. It ...
The impact energy to the car and driver are reduced, and the car is likewise not propelled back into traffic on the racing surface. The SAFER barrier also lessens damage to the car itself, thereby reducing repair costs. After its introduction in 2002, nearly every oval track on the IndyCar and NASCAR circuits had the device installed by 2005 ...
The Next Gen car, originally known as the Gen-7 car, is the common name for the racecar that is currently in use in the NASCAR Cup Series. Its use began with the 2022 season. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A further evolution of the Generation 6 car, the Next Gen features "improved" aero and downforce packages while introducing new technologies on the track.
Longtime NASCAR fans will vividly remember why that rule exists. In 2013, Clint Bowyer spun on purpose at Richmond to try to get his Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. into the playoffs.
The 1970 Rebel 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 9, 1970, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.The race is known for a crash involving Richard Petty that inspired NASCAR to implement the window net, a mandatory safety feature in today's NASCAR vehicles.