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Stewart-Haas Racing Driver Aric Almirola on NASCAR Next Gen Car: “The Cars That We Used to Race Were a 60-Year-Old Machine”

Published 02/11/2022, 8:51 AM EST

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Recently, several drivers spoke about the NASCAR Next Gen car. In essence, they did a breakdown of what was different compared to its predecessors. One of the speakers was Stewart-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola. It is worth mentioning that this is his final season in the sport, as he is retiring from full-time racing.

Speaking of the older cars, he said, “The cars that we used to race were a 60-year-old machine. It had been polished and engineered to be works of art. That’s what we were racing, race cars that were just developed to the minute detail. To get everything out of every part and piece to make them works of art. They were incredible race cars for being what they were, 50 or 60-year-old technology.

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What else did Aric Almirola say about the Next Gen cars?

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While the older generation of cars were ‘works of art’, the Next Gen cars were different beasts. According to him, the new cars are modern and sophisticated. All in all, most of the drivers had a largely positive opinion about the new machines. This is a massive change from when many of them had doubts about how they will perform. Admittedly, the LA Coliseum race showed that there were a few kinks. However, teams will work hard to iron them out.

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Almirola continued, “When you look at them, they look that way as well. They look very modern, and so I think that there are huge differences from what we had to what we’re going to.”

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One thing is for sure, everyone is excited to see how these cars perform in future races. Already, it had a great debut at the LA Coliseum last weekend. However, the next big test is coming up at the Daytona International Speedway. Over here, we will be able to see how the cars perform in race situations at superspeedways.

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