The series' sanctioning body hopes these latest changes will prevent frightening airborne accidents at the 2.66-mile superspeedway.
NASCAR's ongoing battle to keep cars on track instead of airborne continues ahead of this weekend's Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. Early this week, the series' sanctioning body was considering a drastic change that would have put a shark fin-like piece running down the entire length of the greenhouse on the right-side of the car. The proposed air deflector would have extended down the windshield itself, creating possible visibility issues and concerns.
Before arriving at Daytona International Speedway later that same month, NASCAR mandated a new air deflector above the back window on the right-side of the car, matching an existing one on the left. Officials claimed it would increase the velocity needed for the cars to lift off the ground by another 15% to 20%. Rocker skirt Photo by: NASCAR Media Unfortunately, the initial changes weren't enough.
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