NASCAR wants COT in full schedule by ‘08 (AP via Yahoo! News)

Posted by @ 11:28 pm, February 28th, 2007

NASCAR wants to speed up implementation of its Car of Tomorrow to have it in use full-time by 2008, officials said Wednesday.

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In NASCAR, the future is now (Los Angeles Times)

Posted by @ 11:17 pm, February 28th, 2007

Teams test the so-called Car of Tomorrow and drivers come away with mixed reviews. BRISTOL, Tenn. — Jeff Burton put it simplest here Wednesday during NASCAR’s biggest, most intense test session in years: “The Car of Tomorrow is today.”

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NASCAR may move COT to full schedule in 2008 (Covers.com)

Posted by @ 10:22 pm, February 28th, 2007

BRISTOL, Tenn. — NASCAR wants to speed up implementation of its Car of Tomorrow to have it in use full-time by 2008, officials said Wednesday. The COT will debut March 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway , the first of 16 races this season for the car…

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NASCAR may move Car of Tomorrow to full schedule in 2008 (USA Today)

Posted by @ 8:45 pm, February 28th, 2007

Less than a month before the debut of their car designed to improve racing, safety, and expenses, NASCAR officials said they are seriously considering putting the Car of Tomorrow in full use next season. The car was scheduled to run 26 races in 2008, and the full Nextel Cup schedule in 2009.

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NASCAR may move COT to full schedule in 2008 (Fox Sports)

Posted by @ 6:31 pm, February 28th, 2007

NASCAR wants to speed up implementation of its Car of Tomorrow to have it in use full-time by 2008, officials said Wednesday. The COT will debut March 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway, the first of 16 races this season for the car designed to improve racing, bolster safety and cut team costs. The car was scheduled to run 26 races in 2008, and the full Nextel Cup schedule in 2009. But Nextel Cup …

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NASCAR Wants COT in Full Schedule by ‘08 (Northwest Indiana Times)

Posted by @ 6:04 pm, February 28th, 2007

BRISTOL, Tenn. - NASCAR wants to speed up implementation of its Car of Tomorrow to have it in use full-time by 2008, officials said Wednesday.

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NASCAR COT may go full-time in 2008 (SportingNews.com)

Posted by @ 6:02 pm, February 28th, 2007

AP Auto Racing Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. — NASCAR wants to speed up implementation of its Car of Tomorr…

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Longtime NASCAR official Babb dies at 80 (Nascar)

Posted by @ 5:50 pm, February 28th, 2007

Pete Babb, a longtime Busch Series official and said to be NASCAR’s longest-tenured employee, died Wednesday in Chesapeake, Va. after several years of declining health. He was 79.

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Longtime NASCAR official Babb dies at 80 - Nascar

Posted by @ 5:44 pm, February 28th, 2007

Longtime NASCAR official Babb dies at 80Nascar - 34 minutes agoThere are very few in this industry that experenced the world of NASCAR racing like Pete." Babb never officially retired from the sport, but made only …

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Nascar’s Car of Tomorrow Gets Dress Rehearsal at Bristol Track (Bloomberg.com)

Posted by @ 5:41 pm, February 28th, 2007

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Nascar held a dress rehearsal for its first race featuring its Car of Tomorrow at Bristol, Tennessee, testing 61 examples of the redesigned Nextel Cup stock car before its March 25 debut.

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