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| The Wild, Wacky World of the Car o' Tomorrow | | Date Created: May 04, 2007, 02:53 PM |
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In an attempt to further explain elements of the new Car o' Tomorrow, we offer today's wacky and wonderful technical bulletin.
The new nose features a much-less aerodynamic version of a cow pusher called "The Splitter." The grille openings for the engine and brake cooling systems are prone to becoming blocked or clogged by debris and items strewn about the track. The teams have come up with a high-tech solution to help avoid clogging.
And that high-tech device is... |
wait for it...
(slowly building drum roll please...)
PAM cooking spray.
(rimshot, cymbal splash!)
So, look for PAM in finer kitchens and NASCAR garages near you.
And now you know. Amaze your friends. Win bar bets. Astound the kids with today's High Tech Update! |
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Post-Qualifying Quotes / courtesy of GM Racing PR
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Impala SS - Qualified Seventh
ON HAVING SIX TOP-10 STARTS SO FAR AND MAYBE SEVEN TONIGHT: "Yeah, that'd be really good. I've got to give my team a lot of credit. We were late getting through tech and they really busted their butts and got us done and got us through there and gave me a good car to drive so I'm pretty proud of what they've been able to do. I did everything I could to mess it up. I over drove it pretty bad but I'm pretty happy with the lap."
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS PLACE YOU FIGURED OUT? "I ran Myrtle Beach a lot when I was in late models; I ran it for four years every weekend. The size and shape, everything about the track is about the same. I would have to say, if I could think of one thing that stuck out it would be the fact that when I came here I felt like I'd been around here before."
DOES STARTING POSITION MEAN ANY MORE CONSIDERING DRIVERS ARE SAYING IT'S TOUGHER TO PASS WITH THIS RACE CAR? "Starting position is important mainly for pit selection. If you qualify good you get to pit yourself between a couple of guys who you're going to gamble on one lap down, not being on pit road when you're trying to pit. Unfortunately that's just the name of the game when you're doing pit selection. So that's why qualifying is really important obviously. It is hard to pass here but this track is fortunate in the fact that it has a second or even sometimes even a third groove that you can try to work your car and make your car work in the top, move around and get around guys."
DO YOU HAVE A CAR THAT CAN WIN HERE TOMORROW NIGHT? "Yeah. We've got a little bit more work to do. Obviously we don't have any more track time so hopefully we'll make some good guesses. We need another tenth."
CAN YOU REALLY SEE YOURSELF IN A FORD? "No. We'll be driving Chevrolets. I promise you that."
ABOUT PRACTICE TIME: "We thought we were really bad in practice. Apparently there was a scoring error throughout all of practice and we ended up turning out pretty good on our times. I went to my bus for a sandwich about sick to my stomach. (Crew chief) Tony (Eury), Jr. was pretty down. But it was wrong."
WHAT WAS THE SCORING ERROR? 15th in practice without doing a qualifying run - we thought we were so bad that we ran out of time trying to make the race package work. My hopes have been improved for tomorrow night and I think we've got a pretty decent car." |
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