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NASCAR putting brakes on new Nationwide car

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From comments made by NASCAR Chairman Brian France at Phoenix it appears the Nationwide Series will not be moving to its new car anytime soon. NASCAR conducted two tests this season with the car, at Richmond and Charlotte, and appeared to be making great strides in its development. However, the cost of a changeover - difficult to bear at any time - may just be too much in the current economic climate to justify the move anytime soon. That's too bad as the new car may be just what the series needs to forge its own identity.

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November 13, 2008  08:12 AM ET

Nationwide is enjoyable watching just as it is BUT NASCAR before the COT was enjoyable to watch too !!!!!

November 13, 2008  08:29 AM ET

Just what we don't need, another COT. Start letting everyone drive like in the Truck series, and it just might be interesting again.

November 13, 2008  09:02 AM ET

Ha, and might I add Ha. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it

November 13, 2008  10:06 AM ET

EXCELLENT!!! Forging it's own identity means actually leaving the cars as unique as possible and NOT going to a cookie cutter body so we can root for stickers and paint schemes. I know it is all about the powerplant...but until they put that outside the hood asthetics are all we have. LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE!!! It is getting to the point where I would rather watch the Nationwide series for the simple fact that it is as close to "old school" real racing we can get.

November 13, 2008  10:37 AM ET

This decision is driven solely by the economy. When things are back on the upswing, you will see the COT in Nationwide. Like they say, " it's the economy, stupid"

November 13, 2008  10:51 AM ET

Stupid?? Look toolbox, it was an opinion of which everyone has a right to. You want to play the name game head on back to the World of Warcraft chat boards and get out your frustrations on kids your own age...let the adults talk please.

November 13, 2008  10:53 AM ET

Seymore--Everytime I look at you avator I get mad!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Ohhhhhhhh how I dislike that "female dog"........ Dale is rolling over in his grave every bonehead decision she makes!

November 13, 2008  12:40 PM ET

TCK Nobody was talking to you. If you think the word stupid was directed at you, oh well.
"It's the economy stupid is a tried and true expression used at all times to refer to the economy. Maybe, if you read something other than Mad magazine, you would realize what I was saying.

November 13, 2008  12:49 PM ET

Nascar would be Crazy to change the Nationwide series.
Do I smell Fruitcake? LOL

November 13, 2008  01:07 PM ET

It's the economy stupid is a tried and true expression used at all times to refer to the economy. ---> Maybe in the hills of Kentucky, but where I come from civil people don't need to use the term "stupid" to grab the audiences attention. You must lead a very sterile life to need that type of stimulus.

November 13, 2008  01:45 PM ET

Sic em' TCK -- stupid is what stupid does ... as far as this post goes, is there someone at TRASHCAR that has a brain? "Leave the NW cars alone" is the smartest thing comin' out of there for years. Now we will see if they really have the NADS -- get rid of the COTTIE car to!!@#$

November 13, 2008  03:17 PM ET

"It's the economy, stupid" was a phrase in American politics widely used during Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign against George H.W. Bush.
Cereal Killer; I don't know where you come from but the whole world heard this expression over and over. I will forgive you for your remarks in #7. In the future be a little more careful about who you tell to let the adults speak.Most semi-literate adults had heard that expression. LMAO at TCK

November 13, 2008  03:34 PM ET

OK boys let's not get riled!! LOL

November 13, 2008  03:36 PM ET
QUOTE(#13):

"It's the economy, stupid" was a phrase in American politics widely used during Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign against George H.W. Bush. Cereal Killer; I don't know where you come from but the whole world heard this expression over and over. I will forgive you for your remarks in #7. In the future be a little more careful about who you tell to let the adults speak.Most semi-literate adults had heard that expression. LMAO at TCK

....and that kiddies is whowho's report on the tactics used in Slick Willie's 1992 presidential campaign. Very good whowho....here's a cookie and a gold star for your efforts.

November 13, 2008  06:16 PM ET

Killer; that's fine as long as you give him directions on which one to eat and which one to pin on his shirt. LOL

November 13, 2008  08:39 PM ET
QUOTE(#16):

Killer; that's fine as long as you give him directions on which one to eat and which one to pin on his shirt. LOL

Bwahahahahaha!!! Eat the Star....it has nothing to do with the BROWN ACID!!!

 
November 13, 2008  11:03 PM ET

Leaving the Nationwide cars alone is one of the few good things to come from this economic downslide....hopefully it will buy us a lot more years of Nationwide as is.

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