Denny Hamlin says Cup Collection groups rejected NASCAR’s proposal to run the All-Star Race underneath ‘run what you brung’ guidelines as a result of it will be too costly.
The idea was that groups may do no matter to their automobiles for the annual non-points exhibition race at North Wilkesboro Speedway so long as all of the elements had been authorized single-source provided components.
The feedback had been made on his Actions Detrimental podcast.
“Typically talking, should you’re simply speaking to me, the race automobile driver and the fan, I’m going to say, I want we had this, this may be unbelievable,” Hamlin stated. “There may very well be presumably one thing that will get realized for the brief observe bundle that would make it higher.
“You recognize, the considered having automobiles which can be completely different speeds than one another is unbelievable. Meaning passing can be extra plentiful. There are of positives that would come from that however who’s going to pay for it?”
Hamlin says this may be a $2 million funding from groups simply to run a race that may be a de facto take a look at session for NASCAR to resolve the efficiency woes for the NextGen automobile on brief tracks.
“So what we’re going to do is destroy every bit and a part of that automobile and make it lighter or one thing,” Hamlin stated. “Like we’re going to change it. We’re going to bend the chassis — we’re going to do all forms of issues to this factor that may make it unlawful at some other racetrack that we go to.”
Meaning writing off the automobiles in order that they by no means can be utilized once more, and keep in mind that every automobile prices $300,000.
“So yeah, are you able to ask for one more chassis? Certain,” Hamlin stated. “However I’m going to spend one million {dollars} simply in components and items that we haven’t even developed something (for) but. So simply in components and items to interchange all this that we’re going to change, we’re going to spend a ton of cash and it solely pays 1 million to win.
“It’s paid $1 million to win for 30 years. For 30 years. It’s not that cool anymore. Prefer it, even when one among my automobiles received, I don’t see this as even remotely a break-even proposition.”
With that stated, Hamlin nonetheless likes a race the place there are much less guidelines, as an alternative proposing NASCAR run a race the place groups are allowed to regulate experience heights, spoiler angle and physique hanging positions wherever they need.
“So perhaps we are saying, ‘Hey, you may run no matter spoiler, no matter, you may run the automobile at no matter experience peak you need,’” Hamlin urged. “So if you wish to put the again finish a foot up within the air, go proper forward.
“Like, these are straightforward sufficient issues. I imply, it’s not straightforward. I don’t work within the store nevertheless it’s issues like that that you can do that will make the automobiles look completely different, run completely different and perhaps you be taught one thing for the NextGen going ahead nevertheless it’s a challenge.”
