The difficult economic conditions will determine whether NASCAR introduces a new race car to the Nationwide Series in 2010, as is currently planned.
However, series' director Joe Balash says the sanctioning body must continue to act on the assumption that the series will have a new race car after the upcoming season.
Reservations by Nationwide Series owners helped persuade NASCAR to push back its introduction of the car beyond 2009. Though the purpose is to produce a safer, more cost-efficient car, the expense of conversion from one car to another is significant, as owners discovered during the changeover to the new car in the Cup Series.
Add to that a challenging economy in which sponsorships are more difficult to obtain, and the decision to put the new car on hold at least until 2010 makes sense.
photo:NASCAR
However, series' director Joe Balash says the sanctioning body must continue to act on the assumption that the series will have a new race car after the upcoming season.
Reservations by Nationwide Series owners helped persuade NASCAR to push back its introduction of the car beyond 2009. Though the purpose is to produce a safer, more cost-efficient car, the expense of conversion from one car to another is significant, as owners discovered during the changeover to the new car in the Cup Series.
Add to that a challenging economy in which sponsorships are more difficult to obtain, and the decision to put the new car on hold at least until 2010 makes sense.
photo:NASCAR