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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]
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 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 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.
The engines used in the final iteration of the Generation 6 cars were limited to 750 hp (559 kW) on tracks 1 mile or below; 550 hp (410 kW) on tracks greater than one mile (2019–21) [33] Modern contemporary NASCAR engines are capable of producing well over 2 hp/cu. in. (up to 2.5 hp/cu. in.). [34]
A Gen-4 Chevrolet Impala (left) and Gen-6 Chevrolet SS at Sonoma Raceway in 2015. On November 4, 2014 at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NASCAR president Mike Helton unveiled a new body style for the K&N Pro Series based on the Sprint Cup Series Gen 6 models. The new body, developed with Five Star Race Car Bodies, is constructed of a composite ...
The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races, held usually on oval tracks, and in a few cases, road courses. [4] Each season throughout NASCAR history has consisted of between 8 and 62 races. [5] The results of each race are combined to determine two championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturers.
NASCAR mandated smaller carburetors for the rest of that season, and in 1988 required the restrictor plates. [4] The Generation 3 cars were used until 1991. It was the last generation without roof flaps (mandated in 1994). It was succeeded by the Generation 4 cars in 1992. In that same year, the Generation 3 car was still used in the Busch ...