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Nationwide COT will not make its race debut until 2010
By Lee Montgomery - Associate Editor
Monday, October 13, 2008
Nationwide Series teams tested the new car at Richmond earlier this season.
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CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Monday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway that the Nationwide Series car of tomorrow would not be rolled out until 2010, setting a firm introduction of the new car for the first time.
NASCAR had originally discussed introducing the car as early as August 2009, but teams in the Nationwide Series complained about the cost of switching over to the new car and running the current version at the same time.
“We will not roll this thing out in 2009,” Pemberton said. “In talking with the teams, we think it’s better for development to have a series of tests during 2009. We’ll continue to talk with them and to get it out there as early as possible.
“But as we run through the middle course of the summer, it appears that 2010 for the full season, starting in Daytona, will be the best option for us.”
The Nationwide COT is a modified version of the Sprint Cup car, using the same chassis – with altered suspension – and a different body, including a spoiler instead of a wing and a smaller splitter.
Pemberton’s remarks came at Lowe’s Motor Speedway as all four manufacturers started a two-day test, the second official test of the new car and the first official test on a 1.5-mile track. None of the cars are the final versions, Pemberton said.
“It was key to come to Charlotte and get a mile-and-a-half track under our belts to see what area the manufacturers need to work in to get their cars handling the best they can,” Pemberton said.
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7 responses to "Nationwide COT will not make its race debut until 2010". Post a Comment.
Ryden Caparelli said:
Oct 13, 2008 at 3:26 PMWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Ronald Schwalbe said:
Oct 13, 2008 at 3:52 PMWhen are they going to ruin the TRUCKS, too ??
Werner Boehmert said:
Oct 13, 2008 at 5:31 PMi was hoping that FORD would use the Mustang...
Tim the Fan said:
Oct 13, 2008 at 5:39 PMI admit that the Cup series has suffered a little with the COT as far as speed and handling but after two years their getting a handle on all that. The best thing, no the great thing the COT did was make a much safer car for the drivers with the speeds they run. As a fan I will sacrifice a little speed for the safety of the COT. Or maybe I'm not the fan I think I am cause when I'm setting at one of the tracks I go to I really can't tell if their out there going 192 or 187. Thing is COT, safer barrier walls, Hans, no one has been seriously injured since their arrival and that is GREAT !!!!!!
Keith Johnson said:
Oct 13, 2008 at 6:30 PMGreat time to force all the teams to buy new cars when the sponsors are falling like flies and so is the economy. This change should finish off the "Busch" Series.
Andrew Briscoe said:
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:39 PMIn all fairness, this is a great idea by NASCAR. This may do what NASCAR needed to do years ago, and get rid of the field fillers in all the series. Don't get me wrong, I do think that anyone with a car should be allowed to attempt to make the race, but if you're only going to qualify, ride 2 laps, park your car for a "vibration" and then collect your $20,000 paycheck, I don't think you really belong in NASCAR. I guess it is NASCAR that's to blame anyway- they made the series so Cup heavy that most the independent teams have to do that just to continue going. The COT may get rid of the field fillers, but it may also ultimately cause the Nationwide series to die because of the high costs of continuing. I don't think that the reduction in costs that NASCAR was hoping for has come to Cup (how many times in a weekend do you hear "and X has a brand new racecar this weekend" in a typical 3 day weekend?), so they need to go with the little guys and big guys and figure out what is best. I'd think that the current car sticking around for 3-4 more years would be okay, so that teams could slowly develop a new car to run.
del brown said:
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:02 PMMy guess - wings on trucks by 2011 - at least as fubal development year.