John Fernandez, Dodge’s vice president of motorsports, says DaimlerChrysler will run the Intrepid in the Cup division next year, but look for a new model, matching the company’s production schedule, for 2005. There are a few new templates coming, Fernandez says. But because of the common templates, there won’t be a huge difference. Fernandez says NASCAR’s greatest concerns are maintaining the safety standards of the car and the equality among the four car makes. With 18 of the 32 templates being common, the nose, the tail and the side windows are the areas in which cars can retain identity.( Sporting News )(see my Dodge page for past rumors on this)(8-25-2003)
