NASCAR squeezes horsepower down on Toyota motors

[6 Shooter]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend’s race in Indianapolis.

Toyota has won 14 of 21 races this season in the Nationwide Series, and all but one came in a Camry fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing. The exception was Kyle Busch’s JGR driver victory at Charlotte in May in a car fielded by Braun Racing.

NASCAR ordered all the Toyota motors to use a smaller spacer that will knock down 15 horsepower in the motors.

Lee White, president of Toyota Racing Development, said he was “extremely disappointed” and found no justification for NASCAR’s decision, arguing the Nationwide teams have been successful this season because of hard work and not technical advantage.

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[rascal_rascal_99]

They've already made the cars the same, I don't see why they don't go ahead with building all the motors to the same specs too...for some reason I'd thought they had, but apparently not?

 

[6 Shooter]

I don't see why they don't go ahead with building all the motors to the same specs too...

...and then let's call it IROC! ​

 

[vett boy]

Lets handy cap the drivers next.

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

...and then let's call it IROC! ​

Might as well!

The cars aren't different anymore, why should anything else besides the sponsor badge be any different? They'll keep being a bunch of crybabies about who's still got more power and why it's unfair to one motor compared to the others until they're all given the same specs to build motors by.

It's no wonder lots of people call it NASCRAP these days...if they want to shake things up and really do something, they should show up with some car haulers loaded down with the actual cars they're supposed to be racing, bolt in some roll cages and 5 point harnesses, then tell'em to hit the track!