Seats Approved: NASCAR has approved the use of the PPI composite seat. In years past, only seats comprised of aluminum materials have been approved for use.(NASCAR PR)(1-7-2002) UPDATE: NASCAR has just given the OK for the new composite driver’s seat that Cal Wells [PPI] and Jeff Burton (actually Burton was not involved in the composite seat but a separate seat project, and aluminum seat) have been working on. Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte are expected to have the seats in their cars when they test here next week. NASCAR told teams last month they could brings cars here for testing with those seats, but no one here this week has one installed yet. Jeff Gordon, who is looking at a new, safer steering wheel, said that he’ll stick with his standard aluminum seat for the time being(Winston Salem Journal)(1-9-2002)
