Cole Custer is the latest NASCAR Cup Series driver to get a sneak peek at the future with a test drive in the 2022 car. …
Cole Custer is the latest NASCAR Cup Series driver to get a sneak peek at the future with a test drive in the 2022 car. The Stewart-Haas Racing rookie has been taking part in a test session for the so-called NextGen prototype at Dover International Speedway this week. The all-new cars were set to debut next year, but have been postponed due to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. They are a radical departure from the current cars and are being developed with independent rear suspensions, wider tires and six-speed sequential gearboxes. The car – which currently wears unbranded bodywork – has previously been tested at Richmond, Phoenix, Homestead-Miami and Fontana by other drivers as NASCAR tries to get a sense of how it performs on different tracks. Dover poses a particularly unique challenge with its banked turns and concrete surface.
