Wind tunnels drive NASCAR aero battle costs rise
Wind tunnel use in Winston Cup and Grand National teams grows with each season at Lockheed Martin in Marietta Georgia. Rents hit about two thousand dollars per hour as teams test aero gains, planning runs and relying on data to win races and championships.
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Eddie Wood
Wood Brothers Team
Lockheed Martin
Mariet
Chrysler
Richard Petty
Gerald Pounds
Daytona
Nascar
Marietta
Wood
Ray Evernham
Bill Elliott
Jeremy Mayfield
Top NASCAR standings show Kenseth and Earnhardt Jr in tight race
Kenseth endures a big wreck as standings shift with Earnhardt Jr and Stewart among key movers. Dale Jr faces tough scrutiny of Talladega ties while Stewart battles top 25 droughts. Kurt Busch vents over late help from Burton as Martin reflects on Roush’s pain.
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Kurt Busch
Jeff Burton
Talladega
California Speedway hosts IROC race and Winston Cup event
At Fontana California Speedway two mile oval the IROC series returns with Mark Martin as prior winner at California in 1997 and 1998 Tony Stewart leads off season with a Daytona win and starts last after reverse-order rule Jeff Gordon is the track’s only multiple IROC winner with 1997 1999 top fives and a 1998 pole Last year Winston Cup winner was Rusty Wallace Fox TV and Motor Racing Network provide coverage with Billy Wallace reference and purse of 4419924.
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Fontana
Calif
Fox
Motor Racing Network
Rusty Wallace
Mark Martin
California
Tony Stewart
IROC
Daytona
Jeff Gordon
Poll Position This Week on Influential Winston Cup Owner
ThatRacing.com asks readers who is the most influential team owner in Winston Cup racing this week. A prior poll asked who is the best driver under age 30 in the Winston Cup series.
IROC Watch As Harvick Competes Despite Probation
A conservative estimate places Talladega wrecks at about 4 million with a 1 million purse and winner Jason Keller earning 62 thousand. Owners gripe over purses while Kevin Harvick heads to this weekend's IROC race after Martinsville penalty, with stalls and bumper riding likely in a small field.
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Talladega
Ala
Jason Keller
Kevin Harvick
IROC
Martinsville
Harvick
Nascar
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