NASCAR is considering a shorter spoiler to reduce drag for superspeedway races this season, which could accelerate the plan to wait on changes to the car until the offseason.
A working group of teams representing Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota will meet with NASCAR about the superspeedway rules package, which was a focus of discussions during and after Sunday’s Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
“I think we saw enough in the Talladega race, and there was enough feedback from the industry that said, ‘let’s take another look at this,’” NASCAR vice president of race communications Mike Forde said during the latest episode of the “Hauler Talk” podcast. “So we are meeting with that group again to talk about this.”
Shorter spoilers on superspeedways have been championed by Denny Hamlin, who texted NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell after lobbying Monday on his “Actions Detrimental” podcast for a spoiler cut to raise speeds by reducing drag.
— NASCAR.com —