Although the tandem draft we saw dominate superspeedway racing at the beginning of the 2010s is long gone and will likely never return, the ability to push another car out in front of the pack could still prove to be the winning move in February’s Daytona 500.
Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin showed just how powerful it can be when he pushed Joey Logano out in front of the pack during Tuesday’s test session. However, the pack quickly caught back up as the duo became separated.
“You can’t do it for a long period of time, but the benefits of it seems to be heightened a little bit where you can really start trucking when you get them hooked up,” explained Logano during Wednesday’s media availability. .
He later added: “I don’t think you’re going to be able to do it for a long period of time for a few reasons. One, the car gets hot right away but also, those round bumpers make it pretty sketchy.”
Fast, but unstable
The Team Penske explained that the car ahead gets very…
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