Nationwide COT won't debut until at least 2010

By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Thursday, September 04, 2008

NASCAR says it will test its new version of the Nationwide Series car Monday and Tuesday at Richmond International Raceway but will not begin using the car until at least 2010.

In a news release announcing the test, NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton indicated that the teams could not afford a midseason change next year, which NASCAR was considering.

“We’re still in the process of approving the cars,” Pemberton said. “This wasn’t a quick process on the NASCAR Sprint Cup side, and it won’t be with these cars. We’ve also been talking to teams, and they’ve indicated they’d be better suited budget-wise to spend a full season building cars instead of a midyear transition.
 
“We’ve had this style of chassis for more than two years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and many questions have already been answered. In applying the new car to the Nationwide Series, we fully anticipate the teams to be as competitive and resourceful as possible throughout the developmental process.”

Each manufacturer will be permitted to bring two cars to the test, but the participating drivers have not been named.
 
The new Nationwide car is slightly different from the Cup car. Among the differences, the Nationwide car is expected to have a rear spoiler instead of a wing.

"We've got some work ahead of us in finalizing all of the parts and pieces in working with the manufacturers but all indications are we should be done in 2009 for competition to begin in 2010," NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said.

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    chris welch said:
    Sep 4, 2008 at 12:33 PM

    i think they should keep the wing and put to old nose on it. everyone says they wont turn in traffic. put the old nose on while air still travels UNDER the wing and on to the trailing cars nose, a nose that is designed to make DOWNFORCE (unlike the splitter), yet still lines up with the rear bumper.

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    PB said:
    Sep 5, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    What NASCAR should do at the end of the season is sit down with reps from each of the Teams and listen to the criticisms of the car and suggestions for making it handle better and then take that back to their development center and work on the things that will make this car handle better and make the racing better.. I think NASCAR did a great job of making the car safer now they need to address the handling concerns.. Its still really ugly but not much you can do about that..

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