NASCAR s Most Memorable Moments at New Hampshire
The Magic Mile has been NASCAR s New England home for three decades. Jul 15, 2021 1 Jeff Burton Leads Every Lap (2000)
Following the tragic deaths of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr. at New Hampshire earlier in the year, NASCAR announced that restrictor plates would be put on the Busch North and Cup Series cars to prevent similar high-speed accidents from unfolding.
The decrease in horsepower prevented drivers from making many passes throughout the day but Jeff Burton made an important one by passing polesitter Bobby Labonte on the opening lap to lead wire-to-wire; a feat that has not been duplicated in the Cup Series since.
Big NASCAR Silly Season Shuffle in Advance of Next Gen
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Shakeup at Team Penske, Wood Brothers, Statistically Speaking, Page 1
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NASCAR Next Gen Safety at The Forefront after Crash Test
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In a perfect world, NASCAR Cup Series teams would have completed construction of their Next Gen cars by now, but it’s not a perfect world.
Even after a one-year delay resulting from the COVID-19 shutdown, the new platform is still behind schedule, and it may take a robust schedule of winter testing to get it ready for Daytona and the full season afterwards.
That panel consists of Dr. James Raddin, who participated in the investigation of the death of Dale Earnhardt following the 2001 Daytona 500; Dr. Jeff Crandall, who serves as an engineering consultant to the NFL; Dr. Barry Myers, a professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University; and Dr. Joel Stitzel, chair of biomedical engineering at Wake Forest Baptist Health.
Did You Notice?: Communication Between NASCAR Drivers, Executives at Crossroads
Did You Notice? … NASCAR drama between drivers and executives has been building at a breakneck pace? It all started with last week’s Atlanta Motor Speedway repave announcement from Speedway Motorsports, Inc. President Marcus Smith. After 24 years under the current configuration, the track will be getting a facelift with both fresh asphalt and an altered layout. The track will be narrowed by 15 feet while the banking in the turns gets adjusted from 24 to 28 degrees.
In some ways, the details are irrelevant to the driving corps. Their reaction was fierce, revolving around a central theme: