LAST YEAR, DALE EARNHARDT JR. REGULARLY TALKED ABOUT THE NEXT GEN CAR ON HIS DALE JR. DOWNLOAD PODCAST. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, THE RECENTLY-INDUCTED NASCAR HALL OF FAME MEMBER PREDICTED, DESPITE NASCAR’S INTENTIONS, TEAMS WOULD TRY AND FIND AN ADVANTAGE IN THEIR CARS BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WOULD CHEAT.
Apart from making racing more fun, NASCAR's next gen cars also aim to keep teams from cheating.
Earnhardt Jr. does feel there is more opportunity to be creative. But he also thinks there is plenty of room to cheat.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a very experienced driver and feeels that teams will do anything to get a competitive advantage over others.
Dale Jr. did also add that NASCAR will be able to tell if a team is cheating much easier now with the vendor-supplied parts.