TESTING AT DAYTONA, 2012



Daytona testing showing tandem drafting topped at around 206 mph, while single car laps topped at around 196 mph, and multi-group of cars turning laps around 204 mph. This shows that a two car draft is still the fastest way around the track by 2 mph, which is huge on a super speedway.

Taking away the excitement of close quarters racing. Maybe NASCAR needs to look at making the rear spoiler 5-6 inches and change the configuration of the back and front bumpers, so they don't line up as well, putting the race back in the drivers' hands, and not so much in the arrow dynamics of a two-car draft. This would brings back the big-pack racing and the continuous jockeying for position. This will also encourage the old sling-shot pass with a possible crossover move to counter, moves made famous by the Greats like Dale Earnhardt Sr., David Peirson, Cale Yarbrough, and the King Richard Petty.

By M.M.Munn