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The Generation 6 car, shortened to Gen-6, was the common name for the car that was used in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2013 to 2021. The car was part of a project to make NASCAR stock cars look more like their street-legal counterparts.
The Next Gen car, originally known as the Gen-7 car, is the common name for the racecar that is currently in use in the NASCAR Cup Series. Its use began with the 2022 season. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A further evolution of the Generation 6 car, the Next Gen features "improved" aero and downforce packages while introducing new technologies on the track.
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States. The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division.
In 2013, a sixth-generation stock car was unveiled, and the Car of Tomorrow was retired, although it retains some technologies from the previous-generation car. [5] The NASCAR Xfinity Series also introduced a new generation car in 2011 (trialed partially in 2010), featuring the same safety improvements. [6] The Generation 6 was succeeded by the ...
Xavier Mestelan, the FIA’s chief technical and safety officer, explains what was changed to make the Garage 56 NASCAR safe for all involved.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. [1] It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in the world and is one of the largest spectator sports leagues in America.
Top-level stock cars exceed 200 mph (322 km/h) [2] [3] [4] at speedway tracks and on superspeedway tracks such as Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. [5] [6] Contemporary NASCAR-spec top-level cars produce maximum power outputs of 860–900 hp [7] [8] from their naturally aspirated V8 engines.
In 2015, NASCAR's regional series, the then-K&N Pro Series East and West along with the ARCA Racing Series (which NASCAR purchased in 2018, followed with rebranding of the East and West Series under the ARCA banner in 2020), the final series to still use the Generation 4 style body, introduced a new body style based on the Generation 6 Cup ...