NASCAR will add an organizational test at Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of a change to the Next Gen testing schedule. The new session on the Charlotte oval will take place Dec. 15 and 17. An ...

CONCORD, N.C. – The opening five hours of the Next Gen organizational test on the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval saw one car crash and three others spin. “I think you’re going to see people crash a lot ...

In diagnosing the issues with the Next Gen car, Denny Hamlin believes you have to go back to the beginning when the car was first introduced. Hamlin became a team owner in 2020 when he formed 23XI ...

Former NASCAR driver and team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. has targeted the sport's Next Gen car for having a diffuser, low-profile tires, and brakes that barely fade. The argument is that the components ...

Chase Elliott has raised concerns about the significantly hotter cockpit conditions in the current Next Gen car. This is an issue highlighted during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Circuit of the ...

NASCAR officials and teams are having serious talks about the future of the Next Gen car as the series heads toward 2026. The car, now entering its fifth season, was built to cut costs and keep the ...

Ansys' simulation solutions enabled NASCAR and Elemance engineers to quickly and confidently perform virtual crash tests and build parts for its Next Gen race car during the pandemic Simulation ...

NASCAR and Goodyear have officially begun preparations for the 2026 Cup Series season. A tire test that is to be conducted over Wednesday and Thursday this week at the Bristol Motor Speedway will aim ...

When NASCAR’s best Cup Series drivers spin out by themselves, even hardcore race fans often lack the understanding of what happened. Did the driver just lose focus? Did he “run out of talent,” to use ...