Sunday’s race was the first the time Next Gen car had taken to the track in extended racing conditions, but Wilson thinks the car’s “revolutionary” technology is what made for competitive racing on the tight made-from-scratch ¼-mile asphalt oval.
“There’s no question the car was critical to the success of the on-track product and it being to race. This is a revolutionary product,” Wilson said Thursday. “I hope as we start the season, we’ll be able to talk more about that and I’m sure our (TV) networks will get into it to give our fans an understanding of what makes this car so different and so special.
“The technological relevancy of this car is what allowed us to race on a such a small track. It’s the rack and pinion steering, the independent rear suspension as well as the front suspension, it’s the bigger brakes.
“All of those things allowed us to take a car somewhere that we wouldn’t have been able to do previously. I am encouraged because I…
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