She has been surveying various circuits for several weeks, and her technical sheet is gradually being revealed. The Next Gen car which will be used in the Nascar Cup Series from 2021 will feature a major new feature on its running gear with the arrival 18″ wheels equipped with a central nut.

What change the approach to pit stops in the discipline, the mechanics in charge of changing tires during the events to then manage five nuts. A novelty appeared during the very last runs started yesterday on the Auto Club Speedway (California).

“On our side on this point, we wanted to arrive at an 18-inch wheel, an aluminum wheel, indicates John Probst, vice-president of innovation and racing development at Nascar.

Once you validate this choice, the next step for us is to make sure that from a reliability point of view in race conditions, it will be acceptable to finish races, and even several races. To do this, the single nut was our only option. »

The German equipment manufacturer BBS was chosen for the new 18″ rim during recent tests. A technical change which, according to American officials, should not modify the current pattern of pit stops, nor the number of people authorized to work on the cars.

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