NASCAR makes adjustments to cars to help keep them from getting airborne

10/01/2024 02:43 PM

NASCAR will have teams make changes to cars ahead of Sunday's Cup playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway in an effort to keep the vehicles from going airborne.

The modifications comes after Josh Berry got upside down and Michael McDowell's car went airborne in separate crashes at Daytona in August and Corey LaJoie went upside down in an incident at Michigan in August.

NASCAR is adding a rocker skirt at the bottom of the car. Other changes include adding fabric right side roof flap and right side roof fails will be extended 2 inches with polycarbonate.

NASCAR will supply all the parts to teams.

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NBC's coverage of Sunday's race at Talladega begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with an extended Countdown to Green pre-race show. Race coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Here is a look at the changes to the cars ahead of this weekend's race:

Rocker skirt added to the bottom of NASCAR Cup cars where arrow indicates.

Rocker skirt added to the bottom of NASCAR Cup cars where arrow indicates. Photo: NASCAR

Fabric added to the roof flap for NASCAR Cup cars to help keep the vehicles from getting airborne.

Fabric added to the roof flap for NASCAR Cup cars to help keep the vehicles from getting airborne. Photo: NASCAR

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