NASCAR officials met with team principals on Tuesday to discuss
upcoming initiative for the new season.
One subject discussed was the possibility of a one-day test
at Talladega before the Charlotte open test on March 23-24, people
with knowledge of the talks told FOXSports.com. Sprint Cup Series
director John Darby confirmed that NASCAR is looking for a date.
The one-day session at the superspeedway will help determine which
restrictor plate will be used at the track and will allow teams to
use spoilers instead of a rear wing.
Other topics on the table included moving the fuel hole
forward on the cars to accommodate the spoiler and shrinking the
number of Goodyear test participants to three teams per test once
again. Roush Fenway Racing crashed the three-car testing policy in
Darlington in 2007 during the Car of Tomorrow rollout, prompting
Goodyear to change their rules and invite representatives from each
manufacturer. Now with Penske Racing providing the only Dodges in
the garage, the sentiment from the competition is that the
team’s camp would have an unfair advantage.
Two additional areas on the 2011 radar include fuel injection
and cost containment.
