Next Gen Restart Practice from Charlotte Testing | NASCAR

[@ChucksPullingVideos]

Ahhh.. 670hp, passing, making runs, drivers having to use skill, off throttle time, an actual 6 inch centered rear spoiler that doesn't look like a cheap off brand children's toy. NASCAR is listening!!! Hooray!!

[@porto_bowls2807]

FINALLY

[@thejman3489]

There still isn't off throttle time. You can hear it.

[@manueltjuhh3807]

@@1776AxlePowerDM Go do it yourself then

[@williameidson508]

@@1776AxlePowerDM they make a good point. You go out there at any of these tracks and go make a pitstop. You go out there and make sure you hit your shifts and marks consistently every single time; and with tires fading, car getting lighter, track changing, being knowledgeable about how to adjust your car and adjusting your marks to maximize your time. Boring? I think 600 miles where the "real" racing happens within the last 100 gets boring, but boring doesn't always mean easy

[@williameidson508]

@@1776AxlePowerDM butt hurt? No. Annoyed someone that hasn't done it says it is easy? Oh yeah.

[@kylewagoner]

This seems a lot better than what we saw earlier today.

[@matthewgorski9750]

Is it just me or are those cars louder than the previous ones? That was really cool.

[@MMM-wg2vm]

Someone has told me that they are. They sound better too.

[@johnhaas2523]

@@MMM-wg2vm they sound like the gen four cars as it's the same exhaust setup an x-pipe

[@Goodstegosaurus]

@@johnhaas2523 If only they could replicate the gen 4 sounds on the plate tracks

[@spacemanmonster23]

Gee what was that about "quiet cars"?!... lol

[@johnhaas2523]

@@Goodstegosaurus they might

[@ImThePerson0]

The side numbers still look out of place and hard to see for me, but other than that I’m really liking them.

[@jonmessenger5621]

I agree. The numbers look stupid. Hope NASCAR moves the numbers back to where they should be. Stop trying to be a V-8 super car. Be the NASCAR that people use to look up to. Where the Legends of auto racing live not a freak show. Stay safe my friend and may God bless 🙏✝️

[@sjsharksfan8573]

I despised the idea and execution at first but they’re growing on me. I think eventually the designs will take advantage of the placement and help to balance out the space. Some are already doing a much better job than others.

[@jasongibson2003]

They definetely are growing on me to but they hard to see.

[@drstupid4366]

I hate the number on the side ......it really is hard to see the number and identify who is who . I hope Nascar comes to their senses and moves the number back on the door . ( lol , like Nascar has any sense !!!!! Ho Ho , thats a riot !!!!!!!!)

[@49854]

@@jonmessenger5621 the nascar people use to look up to is long dead you need to get used to it.

[@48nation]

They look like they can run behind each other easier than with Gen 6 so that’s nice to see

[@jamesblunt1915]

Temps in the 50's of course they can run nose to tail with all that track grip. Not to mention the down force..

[@dalemason9886]

also looks like passing is far more difficult, nascar wont allow them to push each other in testing which i do not agree with, they have to know what does and does not work for aero etc

[@matocaster]

This is really promising. The racing looks like it could be really good at what has been the boring ol' cookie cutters. With the balance of oval, roval, and road I'm quite excited for 2022!

[@Lifesrad8]

What you talking about it got really single file and again and the leader had a huge advantage if it as not Ricky leading no one as passing the leader.

[@manueltjuhh3807]

@@Lifesrad8 You don't understand it

[@eoll6322]

The well funded teams will always figure out every new piece of technology and every change made by NASCAR to gain advantage over other teams. In the end it will always be the same teams up front and the action will be very limited and predictable. The only tracks that provide true excitement and opportunity for smaller teams to win or at least get a top ten are Daytona and Talladega. That's why post race you'll hear the usual cry babies complain about having to race at these two tracks.

[@api8787]

racing should be fun, but that number placement just looks so awful

[@rodkemp1136]

Just not a fan of the forward numbers😟, but how accurate are the times and car setups in the current conditions and ambient and track temperatures compared to what they will be in Daytona?? I know they need a baseline to go off of, but the difference in HP and Shock setups in charlotte’s might not apply to Daytona in February.

[@colebaker___]

I just want everyone to know that, while it looks like racing, everyone was still leaving a ton of space and not pushing super hard around each other. We won’t know how these cars truly race until we see them in an actual, points paying event.

[@mrkingjesse378]

What??? They’re not flooring it and shoving each other?? Everyone thanks you for the expert insight.

[@russmode]

And with this tight grouping, you are saying they aren't pushing hard?!?! Well shit..bring on the real racing then!!

[@dillonaernie8354]

The small spoiler is a much welcomed sight. More hp too?

[@Tylnorton]

This has more horsepower! 670!

[@dillonaernie8354]

@@Tylnorton if they don't keep it, I'm not watching Nascar ever again lol

[@Tylnorton]

@@dillonaernie8354 I agree. I do not like watching cars literally go in circles. I want real racing to go with it.

[@matthewmauran9453]

Being lead car and clean air out front still huge advantage. Hard to tell how hard everyone is pushing.

[@eddierotary]

Man i miss the higher pitch noise engine. But i love the newer cars alot

[@pentilex4338]

Sounds like pre 2000s cars

[@bigsebby3799]

They sound like the gen 4’s

[@GardenStateDiecast]

Are they testing 550hp or 670hp package? Heard somewhere 670 for all tracks?

[@johnhaas2523]

this is with the 670. they started the day off with 550

[@tomterrific6085]

Everyone in the comment section, y'all realize that they are not racing in a pack. If NASCAR keeps this up and maybe increase that horsepower the new car will be fantastic.

[@brianclayton3898]

I'm sure that all bets are off on what hp package will be used. They have proven that if you give this new car more hp, the drivers can pull up on the car in front of them and make passes quicker.

[@chainsawdodge834]

@@brianclayton3898 so using that logic Nascar will cut the HP down since they hate increasing passing opportunities

[@eaglesmann024]

These cars look like the current gen not 2022

[@TheOwl22]

@@eaglesmann024 there's a few hard to see differences with the gen 7 car.

[@ZIGAG1999]

they increased the hp in this test to 670 hp with a 6 inch centered spoiler.

[@riverrockproductions]

Man, that looked really old school!! No pushing. Love it! Can’t wait for next season.

[@Trulight911]

they aren't allowed to in practice.

[@KahuKimo]

I love the ‘new’ sound of the engines. Good racing too.

[@ethan_benfield]

The sound! Something about it is a lot better than previous years

[@boogityx389]

May not be the Gen 4 X-pipes, but I'd say this is a damn close second!

[@mrpall192]

Sounds great in person I work in pest control and was at a house near the track and could hear them in the distance.

[@austinbeasley1300]

I just saw something that I haven't seen in a while now that I think about it. Truex was faster than the 31 and went to the high side Mid-Corner and was able to pass him with the 550 you had to pick the high or low if you tried going high to pass Center of the corner you'd lose momentum and nothing would happen. Kind of promising to see that gives me some optimism

[@MidTennPews]

I love how they literally dive into the corner and they just stick to wherever they put them.

[@ctrproductions2033]

Austin Cindric's car couldn't stick at all

[@Cringemaker699]

When i saw brad next to cindric, I cried

[@maryhaston4960]

Thank you for the sharing of the Good Next Gen/restart Practice in Charlotte Testing/ NASCAR Dec 15, 2021

[@auxityne]

I very much appreciate being able to glance at a car's front end and tell what's what from a manufacturer standpoint.

[@grcia_08]

i love how they had the pace truck lead em down

[@JBAlternate]

Love the sound. Like a stock car mixed with a T-6 Texan.

[@travispoulton6485]

At this point its an absolute no brainer to use the 670 package over the 550 ( like fans have said the whole time)

[@johnhaas2523]

sounds like they are going to

[@Rehmer94]

You spelled 800 wrong

[@johnhaas2523]

@@Rehmer94 hahaha

[@travispoulton6485]

@@Rehmer94 they should be 750 honestly but we know nascar won't do that

[@tylersterling9578]

Back to the good ol days when you have both sides of the exhaust!!! Man they sounds so good!!!!

[@TheMarcusramsey]

As someone who lives in Texas and goes to Texas races, this is a welcome sight!

[@M.F.Gamesta]

Love that sound of the restart from the stands. Wish the TV guys would do that instead of jumping from camera to camera.

[@centralfloutdoorsman6177]

Yes! Those beautiful engines are putting out some horsepower again!

[@haydenkline7836]

I actually like the look of this. cars look a lot faster and they can seem to make moves on each other as well. Could be very good

[@monsterjamlover3802]

Finally we got some good pack racing

[@koop2014]

Pack racing =\= good racing

[@graysondossett1558]

@@koop2014 he is saying good pack racing as In good racing with multiple cars

[@SESKE_5]

@@koop2014 🤦‍♂️

[@MrBurney12]

That's not pack racing

[@joeshelton1077]

Man, these Gen 7 cars looks super cool. I'm still a diehard Chevrolet fan to be honest. Can't wait for NASCAR 2022! 👍👍

[@johnclary729]

That sequential shifter really makes a difference on restarts.

[@tylersterling9578]

Martin truax looked really fast in this test session!!! Love the sound of the duel exhaust!!!

[@calinmasca2993]

Amazing, this is the future of NASCAR Racing

[@johngibson8047]

I LOVE THE WAY LOUDER SOUND. GREAT JOB NASCAR ON THE SOUND!

[@SRASC]

A December NASCAR start.

[@matthewthompson89]

Beggars can’t be choosers and quite frankly this is the perfect package for now ; let me tell you that it only gets better from here !!!

[@ovalhead1412]

We ain’t beggars if we’re the ones paying for the sport

[@Tylnorton]

This is the best thing I have seen so far in the Gen 7 testing! More horsepower, slightly less downforce! Drivers can actually make moves and pass!! They better not stick with 550hp as full throttle around an intermediate has been a complete disaster.

[@Dante-nm2sc]

😄 looking and sounding super freakin good

[@smudent2010]

sounds like in a big group they actually have to lift a bit

[@LilAce14]

WHY DO THESE SOUND SO GOOD AND MENACING AT THE SAME TIME

[@LilAce14]

Also who's in the 31 car or what team does it belong to

[@fwm-icecreamman7161]

I think that’s kaulig racing

[@noahcoleman5556]

I believe it's Justin Haley driving a Kaulig car.

[@LilAce14]

Hmm good for Kaulig with how they did in this practice

[@dennispalmer6007]

This is impressive. To take testing to this level shows Nascars confidence and commitment to the Next Gen car. It also gives the drivers a bit of a heads up on how the car will handle in traffic.

[@josephdavis4872]

Remember at Atlanta Motor Speedway this upcoming March race they will be going pack racing there so mite be exciting too see there too.

[@DeftonesFan867]

Am I the only one who found this video relaxing?

[@wesstanton8586]

When they don't have to lift in the corner of a 1.5, it becomes who has the most money.....high hp, low downforce, best racing without argument

[@pushed2thebrink258]

They have to lift with the next gen car

[@GoukiLoki]

Ah. Just beautiful noise. Soothing to these racing ears. Come on February.

[@anthonypowell6234]

Do all the cars have the same roof and rear pillar/window?

[@scottg9855]

They are all spread out and single file within 3 laps. What exactly is different or better than the previous car? To NASCAR: Lower the down force, raise the horsepower, and get the cars about 6 inches off the ground. Then you will have good racing again.

[@DMR_Videos]

They did all these things except raise the ride height. The teams lowered the cars because it made them faster and made them handle better

[@scottg9855]

@@DMR_Videos still need about 200-250 more HP. The whole bottom of the cars is designed to create down force. They need to try and mimick down force numbers from the gen 4 car. If they are going to not enforce a minimum ride height, then down force will be king, and the racing will be exactly the same.

[@brunz24xxx]

That was very concerning for me as well, I don't want a pack, but I don't want a straightaway between 1st and 10th in 3 laps because of f1 style dirty air. Which seems to be an issue still if we look closely

[@Lifesrad8]

Let's hope that there is fall off

[@Cletus-ck7lv]

The sound is tremendous!!

[@kenway.kirigaya]

Tbh these gen 7s have grown on me. My only complaints are the number placement, the one lug wheels and the style of them. Other then that these cars look promising 👍🏻

[@jamesb1969b]

Love the sound of these! I run one in iRacing. Team Kicker Audio. That's what drew me to them. Same sound.

[@blackrimsaregreat4067]

Nascar if you add flying race cars how they stay on track…?

[@kikimuscles3915]

Lowkey I'm really excited to see what this will do to say Michigan or Auto Club

[@OrdinaryDude]

Weird to see a yellow rookie stripe on the deuce.

[@ryanbloomfield1111]

It looks okayy I just still think they need a little more horsepower though for sure, what do you guys think?

[@degabruh_]

more hp doesn’t mean better the 2018 package with 750 was shit

[@LAZERBEAMBAND]

Absolutely

[@jimdandy6121]

Sounds like you want a NASA rocket booster attached to the car. Would that be enough HP for you?

[@elijames3041]

I can't wait to see the season starts

[@JamersonFromBranson]

With the larger rims and low profile tires, it will be interesting to see how these cars handle on rough surfaces and curbs

[@Dtuba15]

NASCAR : ok this is a restart practice with new high horsepower that we are going to be using from here on out. Remember just a practice. Truex: got it, let’s win this race. In all seriousness now that this package is official. I’m so pumped for the racing this season.

[@tylerashbeck8484]

Can I ask we they could practice during the last season, but now have had days of practicing with these new cars?

[@johnhaas2523]

this is testing of a new car. they had 8 races with practice this year and that was agreed to last Fall and set in stone

[@tylerashbeck8484]

@@johnhaas2523 so because it's a new car they can practice, vs a old car they should know how it does?

[@johnhaas2523]

@@tylerashbeck8484 what are you talking about? you're making no f****** sense. testing is in practice and they are having practice at every track this coming year. the 8 races with practice this year was like I said set in stone in Fall of 2020 just for 2021 session as no one knew at the time what covid would look like and teams didn't want to go week to week they wanted a set policy so could budget and also it saved them lots of money with 1 day shows. They have to test with the new car to get bugs worked out of the car and make changes if needed to the rules package

[@603PaceCar]

These cars look massive!

[@chase9812]

Yes way to big and fake

[@kylequinn4233]

I wish nascar would understand that we want to see the cars numbers when they're racing. With the number centered, you can see it more clearly and you can also see it from more angles. I highly doubt that they consulted with anyone who had any sort of expertise in design

[@mr.sharpie2206]

I bet they did contact someone in design. Ad design. Who do you think keeps NASCAR going, fans or sponsors? Hint, it's not the fans.

[@kylequinn4233]

I feel like if you work in ad design your best interest and obligation is still to display the logo, even if it nullifies the number, but I get your point and you are absolutely right, there were some designers involved, just not the kind that I wish there was lol, I feel bad for anyone that designs the numbers, because their work is alot harder to see now lol

[@kylequinn4233]

@@mr.sharpie2206 and also I know that it's ran by the sponsors, the first 2 words of my original comment were "I wish" implying that I know the sponsors have the word

[@patmody]

i love the sound of these cars

[@jamesminor9890]

Ok but need to remember they testing in December and yeah it in North Carolina but still it cold day and sun angle alot different let see how do on a 80 plus clean high sun day

[@gregw3657]

Apparently the cameras can't turn wide enough to show anything but the front 3 cars 🤷🏼‍♂️ They do seem louder though. Just would have liked to seen more than just the 18 or 19

[@johnhaas2523]

it only 1 camera unlike tv networks that have multiple cameras and a porduction team that can turn different camera angles into 1

[@Ice-Blade]

nice sound to them. the cars look good. look like they get up and go pretty fast... (test runs so im sure their all given plenty of room) numbers do look dumb up front and needs put back in the middle of the door. imo.. but im excited to see em race.

[@3rdlineplug]

I really like the new sound. Gen 6 was already loud, these things are even louder.

[@davidhovis4117]

TRUEX BE ZOOMING THO!!

[@Mitchy4489]

Maybe I’m crazy but I really don’t like the new placement of the numbers on the side

[@trevortrillingham]

Your not the only one buddy I like them in the middle of the door where there suppose to be

[@dmbworks8094]

no much side drafting??

[@Nx0-o1i]

670 is the lucky number Nascar I know you've got a changing industry to keep happy but this is that balance.

[@timwavinak6774]

I put it on my home TV with sound bar and speakers. It really sounds Great!! 😃👍✌️

[@aerospaceracecraft8954]

Could be just me, but I’m getting excited about the new direction 👀👀

[@MikeSmith-pp2zq]

So did I read that right they went from 800hp last however many years to 500-650 this year

[@The-fy5wc]

They dropped it to 550 at intermediate tracks beginning in 2019.

[@joshmccloud6789]

What a glorious sound

[@petevernazza6972]

I wish the NBC and Fox could capture this raw sound. This sounds so much better that the filtered sound that we get on TV.

[@johnhaas2523]

that's because with gen 5 and 6 had what called boom tubes and the exhaust came out only the right side now with gen 7 They back to x pipe

[@tsholts5173]

This looks so much better already. Please keep the 670 package (and heck, maybe even raise hp a little more 😉)

[@autumnminor7985]

Who's driving the 31?

[@johnhaas2523]

Justin Haley

[@satireguy8595]

Which package is this?

[@johnhaas2523]

package 2

[@josel.martinez7210]

Wow! Those engines sound like they mean business! 'Bout time!!!!

[@masontruex5762]

Lets goooo!!! This looks amazing

[@NeonGhostin]

Interesting... I can't tell which package this is, but it sure looks a lot better than the package shown where Kurt Busch leads the pack.

[@Ishin69]

I don't get why people are hating on these cars they are amazing

[@daltoncady4038]

The drivers and the garage both agree that the 670 HP is better. Hopefully they will keep it up and go back to normal since these cars aren't like bricks to drive at faster speeds

[@Kguy2023]

Very sweet. Can't wait for Daytona!

[@derrickconnor1303]

670 they need to go back to 800hp with 7in spoiler man up ffs smh

[@johnhaas2523]

manufacturers don't want 800 horsepower

[@RyGuy8989]

Looking good! Just chop another inch or two off that spoiler and it’d be perfect!

[@AAA310]

No spoiler looks good like gen 4

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

That engine roar tho 😍

[@whippy107]

I wish they listed who is driving what car

[@johnhaas2523]

not easy to do as some are splitting time in the car as 1 and 2 car teams only allowed 1 car for the test and 3 & 4 car teams allowed 2 cars

[@whippy107]

@@johnhaas2523 yeah I understand. I should have said I wish I knew who was in what car. lol. I suppose the regular season will be starting in the not too distant future and then we can get used to the new driver/team combinations.

[@KizzleCozzle]

they sound amazing to me

[@blownsmokos2602]

them cars was wiggling all over the place you can tell it was cold cold track that day yoo

[@michaelleach9507]

who driving number2?

[@ethanhenrichs5677]

Maybe Truex will stay longer than 2022 now. He got the lead here so maybe he likes the car.👍

[@thelanealan6843]

Loved it

[@nicetryjan]

Does anyone know if Joey's car is still gonna be yellow?

[@johnhaas2523]

I would assume so as that is the primary color of Pennzoil and shell

[@ydertbh5742]

every year he's tested hes ran a black scheme so i guess so

[@croman478]

No to 550. Yes to 670.

[@brycewilson1909]

looking forward to the season!

[@COLD_HEARTED_JB62]

So they are using 670

[@povanator]

why are we only watching the first few cars? is NBCSN on the cameras??

[@johnhaas2523]

there is no TV network at the track. it 1 guy controlling a camera

[@povanator]

@@johnhaas2523 yeah no kidding. it was a joke because there's more than 3 cars on track but we only watch 3 of them 🤦🏼