
“We may try doing an exhibition-type deal, and you don’t have competitive pit stops. But it will still sound like one of our cars. I think what we’ll do in the interim, in three or four years, probably three, is to have an internal combustion engine that has a hybrid piece to it, electrification piece to it. “There’s a tradition, a history that comes with what they call an ICE engine - internal combustion engine. “Sound is such a big part of our sport,” Phelps told Taylor. He specifically addressed electric vehicles when asked by podcast co-host Fred Taylor. He recently joined the crew of the I Am Athlete-NASCAR podcast - made up of all former NFLers - and talked about a variety of topics, including the future of NASCAR and what that looks like as far as car design. It does everything like a stock car, just better.” NASCAR President Steve Phelps talks about electrification in near futureīefore joining NASCAR, president Steve Phelps worked for 14 years in the NFL, making his way up through the ranks in the league’s marketing department. It has better drive off the corner with that tire. I’m using the brake pedals the same way I’ve used the brake pedals all my life, but this car stops so much better. That was the one thing that took the most to get used to. “The braking ability and the braking performance of the car is probably the one thing that stood out to me the most. “It’s different than anything I’ve ever drove in NASCAR,” Earnhardt said. After testing was done, Earnhardt had nothing but good things to say about the car. Stewart was tasked with testing the tires for Goodyear, while Bowyer and Earnhardt were invited to run laps to get a feel for the car and how it handles before they start talking about it in the broadcast booth next year. Recently, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart tested the vehicle at Bowman Gray Stadium to replicate what it will be like when the car turns its first-ever live laps at The Clash in the LA Coliseum on Feb.
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For the last year, it’s been tested by numerous drivers on a variety of tracks. In just a couple of months, after a lengthy delay due to the pandemic, the Next Gen car will finally make its debut.
