Video of NASCAR Truck test at Eldora

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[video=youtube;6V7GJdn9rZE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V7GJdn9rZE[/video]
 
Looks like a streetstock taking hotlaps...wonder how long it will take before they get smart enough to put a truck body on a specially built latemodel chassis to use for this race
 
That's kinda what I was thinking when they first made the announcement. Suspension-wise, these things aren't a whole lot different than a street stock. They just have twice the motor. They do seem to run pretty well though. The one full lap that I caught was in the 19-20 second range. I would think that's pretty respectable for a first test. I just wonder how drastically that will slow down in traffic. This will be one of the few NASCAR races that I watch next year though. I'm curious how they are going to deal with certain issues that will arise, mud on the windshields, pit stops, etc. I just wonder if this is going to turn into a deal like the road courses, now half of the truck teams will have a dirt track specialist behind the wheel for this race. All things aside, I would have loved to see Smoke get up on the wall and grind the spoiler off of that thing.
 
mkoch96 said:
That's kinda what I was thinking when they first made the announcement. Suspension-wise, these things aren't a whole lot different than a street stock. They just have twice the motor. They do seem to run pretty well though. The one full lap that I caught was in the 19-20 second range. I would think that's pretty respectable for a first test. I just wonder how drastically that will slow down in traffic. This will be one of the few NASCAR races that I watch next year though. I'm curious how they are going to deal with certain issues that will arise, mud on the windshields, pit stops, etc. I just wonder if this is going to turn into a deal like the road courses, now half of the truck teams will have a dirt track specialist behind the wheel for this race. All things aside, I would have loved to see Smoke get up on the wall and grind the spoiler off of that thing.
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dont expect it to be anything more than big motor street stocks on a hard, dried up track. i dont see there being any mud issues, it will be smooth and hard. should be interesting though
 
I noticed after they unloaded it they changed tires and there was a splitter on the truck..... then on the track it had been ripped off.....and the right front was chewed up a bit... then later the the right front was fixed again.......what will the do about the whole splitter issue
 
bandit1881 said:
I noticed after they unloaded it they changed tires and there was a splitter on the truck..... then on the track it had been ripped off.....and the right front was chewed up a bit... then later the the right front was fixed again.......what will the do about the whole splitter issue
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They ran 2 different trucks. I figured they had 2 different bumper setups. I'd say they will have a front bumper setup similar to a late model where the bottom is radiused towards the right front.
 
Why wouldn't NASCAR just mandate a stiff spring for the right front, so that the splitters can still be run? They pretty much control everything else...
 
The truck and Nationwide series are often used as testing beds for future changes to the premier cup series. This truck testing, I have a feeling, NASCAR and cooperate money getting involved in dirt track racing will be the end of Good ol boy dirt track racing as they get pushed out with bigger budgets. Now that NASCAR has made it posh to own and promote a dirt track race for rating purposes, I just can't see much good coming out of it if your a local weekend warrior.
 
Just looked at the truck series web site, and they thought it was going to be run like all the other venues at Eldora (qualify, heat, non qualifiers, feature)
I have a feeling this is going to be the start of something huge.
Billy Moyer will be my pick to win.
I would love to see a local build something for this. Can you imagine the publicity this race is going to have.
 
I will say Kyle Larson for the win. The kid is amazing at Eldora. Well he's amazing most anywhere but he is really good at Eldora.
 
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