NASCAR VP Slammed As “Out Of Touch” For Continuing To Defend Boring Cup Series Races: “We’ve Got A Product That Is Good”

Not really giving NASCAR fans any hope… The NASCAR Cup Series debuted their Gen 7 car back in 2022, and from the very beginning there have been complaints from fans about the quality of racing that we’ve seen from the car. The Gen 7, or “Next Gen,” car, was designed to lower costs for teams by introducing single-source suppliers, meaning that all of the teams buy their parts from the same supplier instead of making everything in-house. The car also […] The post NASCAR VP Slammed As “Out Of Touch” For Continuing To Defend Boring Cup Series Races: “We’ve Got A Product That Is Good” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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NASCAR VP Slammed As “Out Of Touch” For Continuing To Defend Boring Cup Series Races: “We’ve Got A Product That Is Good”

Not really giving NASCAR fans any hope…

The NASCAR Cup Series debuted their Gen 7 car back in 2022, and from the very beginning there have been complaints from fans about the quality of racing that we’ve seen from the car.

The Gen 7, or “Next Gen,” car, was designed to lower costs for teams by introducing single-source suppliers, meaning that all of the teams buy their parts from the same supplier instead of making everything in-house. The car also features a rear diffuser meant to generate more downforce, a larger wheel using a single lug nut, and 670 horsepower on most tracks (with the exception of Daytona, Talladega and Atlanta, which run a 510 hp package).

All of this has combined to make it almost impossible to pass, especially on short tracks and road courses, and has resulted in some lackluster races, to put it mildly.

Ok, let’s be honest, some of the races this season have been downright boring lately.

It’s been a criticism of the car for years, but over the past year, the conversation has reached a fever pitch as fans are finally reaching their boiling point over the lack of passing and excitement in races.

NASCAR has been slow to respond, pointing to close races as a sign of a strong product on the track, but the problem is that the races are close because the cars are basically all the same and drivers can’t pass each other.

There’s been talk of adding horsepower, especially on short tracks, which have historically been some of the most exciting races but over the past couple years have become snoozefests in the Gen 7 car. But it sounds like the earliest that any changes would be made would be next season, so that doesn’t really do anything in the immediate future.

Even drivers like Denny Hamlin are concerned about the product and whether fans will start to tune out on Sundays. During a recent episode of his podcast Actions Detrimental, he compared the outrage to the hatred of the so-called “Car of Tomorrow” back in the late 2000s:

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