CONCORD, N.C. — Engine package details regarding the NASCAR Next Gen race car were revealed Monday during the first of two test days on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.
John Probst, NASCAR senior vice president of racing innovation, confirmed engine package details for most of the races on next year’s NASCAR Cup Series schedule while meeting with members of the press.
The Next Gen race cars will utilize a 670-horsepower engine package with 4-inch spoilers at road courses and short tracks. Events at intermediate tracks will feature a 550-horsepower engine package with 8-inch spoilers.
Probst did not reveal the engine package details for events at Florida’s Daytona Int’l Speedway or Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Those details are expected to be finalized following a pre-season test at Daytona on Jan. 11-12.
Several additional Next Gen test sessions were also confirmed Monday.
NASCAR plans to host a Goodyear tire test at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, N.C., to prepare for The Clash at the Los Angeles Coliseum, which is scheduled for Feb. 6. A date for that test has not been announced.Â
NASCAR also plans to host a private test at Wythe Raceway, a half-mile dirt track in Rural Retreat, Va., to gather data for the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway dirt race. Stewart Friesen will drive the car during that test session.
Additional test sessions are scheduled for the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval on Nov. 17-18 and Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Dec. 14-15.
A test is also planned for Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, but it will likely not take place until after the April 9 race at the venue. NASCAR is also planning a test at either Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway or Kansas Speedway. A test is also expected to take place at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is currently being repaved.Â