“I think we were fastest every session.”
The 2024 NASCAR season is set to get underway. The pre-season opens next week with an exhibition event at the LA Coliseum.
Toyota is bringing the new Toyota Camry XSE. The new shape replaces the Toyota Camry TRD which was used in 2022 and 2023.
Hear from David Wilson below.
NASCAR runs wind tunnel tests for all three manufacturers, especially when a new shape is being introduced. They generally keep all three makes within a similar numbers window.
Toyota has been stacking chips in their corner during the off-season. Legacy Motor Club joins Toyota, adding 2-3 more Toyotas to the field.
David Wilson comments
“We believe that our new Camry is going to come out of the gates pretty strong,” TRD president David Wilson stated Tuesday.
“We all use the same tools to test and develop the bodies, and they’re all virtual. It’s CFD [computational fluid dynamics], and it’s time in the wind tunnel. From those metrics, from all that information, certainly, the numbers look good.”
The new car recently made a stop at Phoenix Raceway for the NASCAR test.
“We had two cars on track with our new body. Gosh, we were, I think we were fastest every session,” Wilson said.
“We did a couple little mock racing runs, and Christopher went from the back to the front. When he was in front, he gapped the field. It’s the only data point we have, and everyone felt good.”
“I think this is the best body that we’ve ever taken to the race track. Obviously, experience will prove that out. I will qualify the wild card, and that is NASCAR’s change to the short-track package.”
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