NASCAR has made several safety upgrades to the Next Gen car ahead of the 2023 season, following a year where two Cup drivers were sidelined by concussions:
One of the few negatives that came out of the debut of the Next Generation car in the 2022 season were complaints from drivers of more significant impacts from rear-end collisions with the car.
“We will always do physical tests,” Patalak said. “The computer simulation gives us a level of confidence to and build parts but ultimately it has to prove itself out with physical tests. “There are always challenges because the car has to be able to perform on the race track without bending things while it’s not crashing,” Patalak said. “And so you have to look at wheel loads at Bristol and Dover, what happens to suspensions when you go over curbs at road courses, things like that.
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