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Generation Six Car- A Defining Moment

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Drivers test out the pack during day 2 at Daytona - Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images for NASCAR

Drivers test out the pack during day 2 at Daytona – Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR will debut the Generation Six car at the Daytona 500. The 2013 Daytona 500 may also be the start of a turning point in the sport’s history.

There are many things to look forward to when the Daytona 500 kicks off the NASCAR Sprint Cup series season in two weeks. The most obvious thing that has people excited about the new season is the new “Generation Six” car, also called the “Gen6” car. The Gen6 car represents the way stock cars used to be before the “Car of Tomorrow” debuted in 2007, as they will now better resemble the manufacturers and their street cars, with distinct body lines and character. Cars that will be on track in 2013 include the Chevrolet SS, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry. Continue reading →

NASCAR Media Tour Photos & Notes – Day Three

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NASCAR Media Day Photos & Notes – Day Three

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NASCAR’s Rick Hendrick on CBS Sunday Morning

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Sports car fans will want to set your DVR’s for CBS’s popular Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood this Sunday, Jan 20th as NASCAR‘s Rick Hendrick talks with CBS news correspondent Lee Cowan as they sneek peek Chevrolet‘s totally redesigned 2014 Corvette Stingray. Continue reading →

NASCAR’s Top 35 Rule is No More

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By Jordan Dodson

Saturday NASCAR told drivers and crews that the top 35 rule would not be in effect come 2013.

Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 “Drive To End Hunger” Chevrolet, also tweeted Saturday that the top 35 rule will not be part of the 2013 season.

The top 35 rule came into effect in 2005 and the rule automatically locks those top 35 in points in the weekend’s race no matter where they qualify. The rule also locks the top 35 in points from the previous year into the first five races of the season starting at the Daytona 500. Continue reading →