“Fix the Cup car. That’s what you gotta concentrate on.”
For years, NASCAR drivers have been calling on NASCAR to fix the Next Gen car. What’s wrong? The car can only race on multigrove racetracks. The oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a track where all the biggest issues with the car boil to the surface.
The tires are too wide and the reduction in power from the Gen-6 car only amplifies that issue. More grip and less power along with a paired aero issue has created a stale product and this is especially true on one-groove short tracks.
Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are looking for Next Gen fixes
The NASCAR Cup Series car is a sportscar. It’s a car that wasn’t designed for oval racing in the slightest.
Now, NASCAR is exploring changes to the O’Reilly Series and Truck Series. What? The fans are trapped in the upsidedown.
O’Reilly and Trucks consistently put on great shows. And the O’Reilly Series ratings have increased as a result.
Kevin Harvick is urging NASCAR to stay focused on what’s actually broken.
Dale Earnhardt Jr urges NASCAR to make changes to the racecar
Kevin Harvick tells NASCAR to stay focused on what’s broken
“Worry about the Cup car,” Kevin Harvick stated via the Happy Hour podcast.
“Dont worry about screwing up the other two. Like, just stop worrying about trying to make that better. It is what it is, for the time being.”
“The racing is good. Leave them alone. If you need to change the body, change the body. That’s fine, put a new body on it.”
“Fix the Cup car. That’s what you gotta concentrate on. And there’s going to be decisions that you’re going to have to make that are going to piss some people off.”
“It’s like putting more power in the car. Just put some more power in the [expletive] car. And, they’ve slowly crept it in there. Quit [expletive] around with putting a little bit it. Put a lot in. Just make it violent and crazy to watch.”
NASCAR recently increased horsepower for tracks under 1 mile.
Harvick concluded, “Turn this thing over and look at the bottom of the race car. I heard Denny Hamlin say, ‘It’s a sportscar that’s not designed to race on an oval. I don’t want to be the jerk but those are the facts.”
Denny Hamlin says Next Gen cars cost $350,000 and the nose pieces alone cost $75,000
