Even though it is almost universally disliked by drivers, team members and fans for its looks, when the Car of Tomorrow makes its bow there will be no denying the improvements in safety that NASCAR’s new creation will bring.
The Chevrolet Impala CoT will, of course, employ all of NASCAR’s new safety features and as the countdown to its race debut (at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 25th) less than two months away, GM Racing lifted the lid on many of the new cars features.
"GM Racing worked in conjunction with NASCAR to develop an even safer race car that will continue to provide competitive and entertaining racing on the Nextel Cup circuit," said Pat Suhy, GM Racing NASCAR group manager. "The improvements, many of which GM helped develop using data from previous production and race car testing, will better protect not only our Impala SS drivers but all Nextel Cup competitors. We shared some, but not all of the aerodynamic information we generated in an effort to help NASCAR come up with an aerodynamics package that all of our teams could be comfortable with. Naturally, we'll help them make the Impala SS race car even better once it hits the track.
"Unlike the aerodynamics area, where some secrecy is necessary, we feel that safety developments and information is an area we must share fully with NASCAR in order to provide the safest possible environment for drivers and spectators."
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