Some drivers have become chronic complainers about NASCAR’s new generation car, a bigger, bulkier vehicle dubbed the Car of Tomorrow when it was introduced.
NASCARLIVE: Drivers look for speed in Phoenix practice
NASCARA year ago, Jeff Gordon crossed Phoenix International Raceway off the ever-dwindling list of tracks where the four-time champion has yet to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
His victory in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 also was significant because it was his 76th, matching the career mark of the late Dale Earnhardt. And it also was the first of six victories by Gordon in one of best seasons of his career, even if Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson did beat him out for the title.
NASCARA week after failing to qualify at Texas, Dario Franchitti was back in the starting lineup at Phoenix International Speedway and feeling pretty good about the team’s improvement.