{"id":4168,"date":"2022-05-06T15:48:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2022-06-26T03:32:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T03:32:55","slug":"how-important-is-the-car-in-nascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/how-important-is-the-car-in-nascar\/","title":{"rendered":"How Important Is The Car In NASCAR Racing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editorial credit: Grindstone Media Group \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first glance, the core question of today\u2019s article might appear somewhat unusual. How important is the car in NASCAR? Well, pretty darned important, no? Without the car, there is no race, and there is no NASCAR, period.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASCAR aims to make the race cars<\/a> as equal as possible. To make the sport a test of driving abilities rather than manufacturer big budget and engineering abilities, like formula 1 for example. Even so teams still work to the very limit of these stringent rules to get the most performance they can from the cars.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at the question in a slightly different way. When thinking about the importance of the car in NASCAR<\/a>, let\u2019s say we\u2019re referring to the role the car plays in securing a victory when compared to other factors: the driver, the track, the pit crew, the weather, and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact is that all of these things play a key role in securing a victory at any NASCAR event. Looking at the factor of the car, then, how big of a role does it play?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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<\/a>Background: About NASCAR Vehicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The important thing about the cars in NASCAR races<\/a> is that they conform to a certain set of specifications. Today\u2019s blog comes at an interesting and opportune time, because as it happens, NASCAR in 2022 is moving into an all-new generation of its cars <\/strong>with new specifications that do have significant bearing on how they will perform in future races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table 1: basic specifications of NASCAR\u2019s latest generation of vehicles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASCAR Feature<\/strong><\/td>Statistics<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Overall Length<\/td>193.3\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
Overall Height<\/td>50.2\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
Weight (without driver and fuel)<\/td>3,200-lbs<\/td><\/tr>
Width<\/td>78.4\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
Wheelbase<\/td>110\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
Horsepower<\/td>670-hp or 550-hp (with restrictor plate)<\/td><\/tr>
Transmission<\/td>5-speed sequential shift<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A number of new features have also made it into the cars this year, including (but not limited to):<\/p>\n\n\n\n