The “Pony Car” Lives On
And coming to a Busch Series broadcast near you.
Autoblog is reporting Chrysler has given the final ok to place their retro version of the Dodge Challenger into production. The Challenger will join the retro Ford Mustang in the marketplace and probably force GM’s hand into firing up a production line full of retro Camaros.
Why bring this up under my NASCAR tag? Simple, more than a few have postulated that the ultimate solution to NASCAR’s Buschwhackers are these very same retro pony cars. And that may be strenthened by the fact Dodge is rumored to make it’s announcement of Challenger production at Daytona this weekend.
GM… were waiting…!
And in other (possibly unrelated) news Kevin Harvick’s crew chief has run afoul of the NASCAR police. In a scene reminiscent of a baseball umpire confrontation he was ejected after post-qualifying inspection for the Winn-Dixie 250 after NASCAR officials found that his car had an “unapproved aerodynamic modification.” No word was released whether second base was torn up or bats thrown onto the field.
When Said “speaks”… 42 others listen (The Dude thinks Gordon should slam on the breaks as he hits the green flag.). And J.J. Yeley had a few “words” to say also, not to mention Kansas City’s NCTS field getting “Skinned.”
Prediction: Within the first 10 laps Saturday night some dummy will exit Turn 2 three wide. That area of DIS is famous for narrowing quickly and additionally has a large bump. Three-wide. Narrow exit. Cold hard tires. Bump and a dummy. Not hard to predict is it?
Three cheers go to EA Sports for not selecting from the list of “usual suspects.”
That’s it for now. I have some catching up to do with the software that powers this puppy.
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