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good article, more here:
https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-keselowski-knaus-toyota-parity-958041/
Maybe Brad Keselowski was on to something when he alleged a lack of parity in the Monster Energy Cup Series.
On Monday, seven-time championship crew chief Chad Knaus warned Keselowski to be cautious when questioning one car make’s advantage over another, particularly since Toyota is playing within the boundaries established by NASCAR.
“Now, that being said, the Toyota teams have exploited this to the next level. I think they actually started to show up with that around May 2015 in Charlotte. We really started to see some performance out of the 19 car and some of those guys around that point in time. “Fast forward — and they get a new body, some more tweaks to the car, and then they’re a lot better. I think, hands down, they have a better downforce/aero package than the other manufacturers do right now.
“Go back six to eight years, and a lot of Chevrolets were winning a lot of races,” Knaus said. “I think it was more so because they had better teams than what the other manufacturers did.
“The teams had the strength then. Now I think the manufacturer has the strength and it’s a huge, huge advantage for those guys.”
Factories were banned from Nascar years ago. But now there is TRD? a single focus racing organization. Not a peep has been said from Nascar about this, but not the birds have come to roost.
https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-keselowski-knaus-toyota-parity-958041/
Maybe Brad Keselowski was on to something when he alleged a lack of parity in the Monster Energy Cup Series.
On Monday, seven-time championship crew chief Chad Knaus warned Keselowski to be cautious when questioning one car make’s advantage over another, particularly since Toyota is playing within the boundaries established by NASCAR.
“Now, that being said, the Toyota teams have exploited this to the next level. I think they actually started to show up with that around May 2015 in Charlotte. We really started to see some performance out of the 19 car and some of those guys around that point in time. “Fast forward — and they get a new body, some more tweaks to the car, and then they’re a lot better. I think, hands down, they have a better downforce/aero package than the other manufacturers do right now.
“Go back six to eight years, and a lot of Chevrolets were winning a lot of races,” Knaus said. “I think it was more so because they had better teams than what the other manufacturers did.
“The teams had the strength then. Now I think the manufacturer has the strength and it’s a huge, huge advantage for those guys.”
Factories were banned from Nascar years ago. But now there is TRD? a single focus racing organization. Not a peep has been said from Nascar about this, but not the birds have come to roost.