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#NASCAR THE CRUISE 2018 DRIVERS#
Fans complained, this made the cars too reliant on the aerodynamics to race effectively in a pack, and the drivers agreed. When first released, the cars had large rear spoilers, and a large radiator pan, giving the cars lots of downforce. Technical rules have changed year in, year out since their introduction, as NASCAR tries to make the cars as good as they can possibly be. Todays NASCAR racecars have moved back towards looking more like their showroom counterparts. Michael then got out of the car, under his own strength and waved to the crowds, a testament to how safe these new cars (and the SAFER barrier) really were. McDowell hit the wall at an estimated 180mph, before rolling down the track several times. A lot of fans disliked this car, and on its debut at Bristol, Kyle Busch, the race winner, commented ‘I still can’t stand to drive these things, they suck’.Ī lot of fans however, would praise the COT a year later, when Michael McDowell crashed head on into the outside wall at Texas Motorspeedway during a qualifying run. The side of the car were filled with energy absorbing foam, the front had a large splitter, and the rear a new rear wing, instead of a spoiler. The COT was taller, and moved the driver to a more central position to better protect them from rollovers and side impacts. In 2007, the Car of Tomorrow (COT) shared a part-time schedule with the Generation 4 cars. Following the death of NASCARs superman, Dale Earnhardt in 2001, the sport promised to make the cars safer.