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The Generation 6 car has received both praise and criticism from fans and drivers. The Generation 6 body style was introduced in the 2013 Daytona 500 and was originally scheduled to be retired after 2020 in favor of the new Next Gen car. [2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of the Next Gen car was pushed to 2022. [1]
The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [122] Hal Shuster (USA) [123] June 6, 1992 30-lap race Cajon Speedway: Feature race Winston Racing Series (Sportsman Stock) Having stopped in the pits, the 49-year-old transmissions seller had a fatal diabetic seizure. [123] Edward Maness (USA) [124] July 10, 1993
Soon after Earnhardt's death, NASCAR began developing the Car of Tomorrow (CoT), which was used in competition in the NASCAR Cup Series until it was replaced by the so-called "Gen 6" car for the 2013 season. The design of the CoT incorporated the result of research conducted in the aftermath of Earnhardt's death. [43]
The Generation 6 was succeeded by the Next Gen car in 2022 (it was initially going to be debuted in 2021, but it was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic). However, in its first year of competition, the Next Gen car gained safety-related controversies as the car's stiffer rear end caused concussions for both Kurt Busch (that turned out to ...
Front view of Travis Kvapil's Ford Fusion CoT at Darlington Raceway. On January 11, 2006, NASCAR revealed the Car of Tomorrow, also referred to as the "Car of the Future" during its development, [12] after a five-year design program sparked mainly by the death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. in a final-lap crash during the 2001 Daytona 500.
The Daytona 500 also marked the first year of NASCAR’s six-year, $2.8 billion television contract with Fox and NBC, a TV deal at the time that symbolized NASCAR’s true emergence as a mass ...
The new rules eliminated the asymmetrical bodies on cars, which had run rampant since the 1998 Taurus launch (and intensified by the final years of the Generation 4 car). However, almost all advantages of using one car over another have been nullified. NASCAR requires all CoTs to conform to common body templates, regardless of make and model.
[207] [205] Gordon signed a one-year contract to drive for Davis in 1991—a deal which guaranteed at least fifteen races, enough to compete for NASCAR Rookie of the Year. [208] [205] [172] Connerty formally signed Gordon over to Davis at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant in Jacksonville. [191] Keith Simmons would serve as the crew chief under ...