Typically at Darlington, once the opening laps are run and the tires starts to wear, it gets increasingly difficult for drivers to keep up with the sharply progressive loss of grip.
Not only is Darlington Raceway’s surface extremely taxing on tires, the egg-shaped layout of the track makes it a challenge to set-up the car, with drivers having to settle for a compromise that works at both ends of the circuit.
The news comes one week after NASCAR decided to test rain tires at Martinsville Speedway under wet conditions, leading to some interesting results. The sport also completed a series of tests in November last year, when Austin Dillon was drove the car at Texas Motor Speedway.
With the last two generations of their race cars struggling to put on close, competitive racing, NASCAR is leaving no stone unturned in its approach for the Next Gen car. While its launch was originally pegged for 2021, the COVID-19 crisis made the series decide to put off its release by a year, in order to give officials more time to work on getting it right.
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