Wins the last three weeks by drivers from two-car teams shows that one of NASCAR's objectives is coming to fruition.
Closing the performance gap was one of three main objectives of the Next Gen car in NASCAR.RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher won the Richmond and Michigan races, while Front Row Motorsports' Michael McDowell claimed the Indianapolis road course race.it had three objectives: Return each brand’s identity to its car; reduce the teams’ operating costs; and close the performance gap between the large operations and the smaller ones.
“This Next Gen car has really helped us on the road courses,” McDowell says. “I think if you just look at the average finish and you look at average running position, we’ve been a top-5 car every single road course race since the Next Gen car has come in.” In 2022, McDowell’s average finish in six road course races was 10.8. This year, in one street and three road course events, his average finish is 6.75. Prior to McDowell’s Indy victory, Front Row Motorsports was in contention to earn a playoff spot via points. However, now with a playoff berth in its pocket, McDowell and his team can go for a victory rather than race for just points this Sunday at Watkins Glen where he finished sixth last year.
“I think the way the rules have changed and with the Next Gen car coming in, it’s really kind of played in that mid-sized team’s favor that if you’re doing the right things, you can be competitive. We’ve just got to keep on investing in those areas to try and improve our team and become a more constant top-10 threat, and when making the playoffs isn’t such a big story. It’s maybe expected.”
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