NASCAR’s NextGen Car Gets Positive Reviews After Test

Austin Dillon, seen here from an earlier race weekend, tested the new NASCAR Cup Next Gen car earlier this week at Richmond Raceway. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR

Ty Dillon was eager to get the rundown from his brother.

On Wednesday at Richmond Raceway, Austin Dillon got a chance to test a prototype of the NextGen car NASCAR plans to introduce into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2021. The car was assembled by Richard Childress Racing in collaboration with NASCAR.

Before practice on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, Ty got feedback from his brother.

“Yeah, I just talked to him right before first practice for about 20 minutes,” Ty Dillon said. “He is really excited about that car. It’s totally different. There are so many things different about it that I’m like, ‘That’s going to happen? They are going to do this with that car?’ I would have no clue what that look or feels like.

“He said it was crazy and a whole lot different. It’s exciting for our sport. Our sport needs to continue to grow and evolve. That’s the kind of steps we need to take in all aspects of the sport.”

The early returns indicate the NextGen car should set a new performance standard for NASCAR’s top series.

“All he told me is that it stops really good, it turns really good, it feels lighter and faster,” Ty said of Austin’s test run in the car. “Just some different little things and some new unique aspects that I didn’t even know were things on the car they are working on trying. It’s all still in a development stage of a car, but it sounds exciting. I think it’s going to be a lot of good things for the sport…

“I think the car reacts more to driver input and driver ability… It gives the driver more opportunity to show what he can showcase. That’s exciting for all of us.”

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL
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Sunday’s Starting Lineup

1. (9) Chase Elliott (P), Chevrolet, 192.707 mph.
2. (88) Alex Bowman (P), Chevrolet, 192.552 mph.
3. (24) William Byron (P), Chevrolet, 192.258 mph.
4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 191.566 mph.
5. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 191.551 mph.
6. (2) Brad Keselowski (P), Ford, 191.493 mph.
7. (17) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Ford, 191.317 mph.
8. (14) Clint Bowyer (P), Ford, 191.310 mph.
9. (12) Ryan Blaney (P), Ford, 191.222 mph.
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11. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 190.837 mph.
12. (42) Kyle Larson (P), Chevrolet, 190.776 mph.
13. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 190.670 mph.
14. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 190.514 mph.
15. (4) Kevin Harvick (P), Ford, 190.321 mph.
16. (36) Matt Tifft #, Ford, 190.317 mph.
17. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 190.223 mph.
18. (19) Martin Truex, Jr. (P), Toyota, 189.804 mph.
19. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 189.695 mph.
20. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.373 mph.
21. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.335 mph.
22. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189.271 mph.
23. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 189.189 mph.
24. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 189.040 mph.
25. (00) Landon Cassill(i), Chevrolet, 188.690 mph.
26. (18) Kyle Busch (P), Toyota, 188.593 mph.
27. (43) Darrell Wallace, Jr., Chevrolet, 188.270 mph.
28. (62) Brendan Gaughan(i), Chevrolet, 188.233 mph.
29. (8) Daniel Hemric #, Chevrolet, 188.204 mph.
30. (47) Ryan Preece #, Chevrolet, 187.724 mph.
31. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 187.119 mph.
32. (96) Parker Kligerman(i), Toyota, 184.310 mph.
33. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 184.147 mph.
34. (15) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 183.014 mph.
35. (77) Blake Jones, Chevrolet, 182.724 mph.
36. (66) Joey Gase(i), Toyota, 180.336 mph.
37. (51) Austin Theriault, Ford, 179.909 mph.
38. (27) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 179.088 mph.
39. (52) Spencer Boyd(i), Chevrolet, 176.016 mph.
40. (11) Denny Hamlin (P), Toyota, 0.000 mph.

 

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