Six Shooter

NASCAR hopes the Gen 6 cars will rejuvenate interest in manufacturer rivalries

NASCAR’s Generation 6 car, which will make its Sprint Cup Series debut at the Daytona 500 next month, is expected to bring tighter and more competitive racing to the sport, NASCAR Chair & CEO Brian France said yesterday during his annual state of the sport address. He said the Car of Tomorrow, the fifth generation car that ran its final race last year, helped bring cost control and safety to racing, but also hurt the sport. France: “Obviously we got away from some things that historically had worked well for us: The manufacturer rivalry, which we're excited about; the relevance issue with the car manufacturers. And then I think we put a lot more focus in the new car into the rules package surrounding the car that we didn't p ...