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Originally Posted by Shawn
I can't believe that I'm replying to a thread started by Superduke, but here goes...
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Shawn , I feel the same , but ... here goes ...
On a serious note - Duke mentioned "testing at 2 tracks - Kentucky and Richmond".
Those tracks host Nationwide events and therefore are ineligible for testing. The testing ban applies to all 4 of NASCAR's top series at any and all tracks that host those events.
Duke will have to go to a non-NASCAR track to test his new Fords.
And , I hope you got a great deal on those Fords as all of the current Nationwide Series cars currently in use are obsolete in 2010. Series Director Joe Balash says that he is still on schedule to roll out the new Nationwide car next year but admits that there was some earlier hesitation because of the economic downturn and some lost sponsorship dollars that many teams have realized. While Joe was unwilling to quote a dollar amount , he did admit that the changeover costs to teams would be "substantial".
The top teams are currently spending upwards of $10 Million to fully fund the 35 race schedule.
