Winning Cup Car Not Going Into HOF

https://sports.yahoo.com/daytona-500-race-winning-car-163610762.html

Discuss.

I presume, if you are going to lose one of your very limited quantity of a brand new race cars that is having some supply chain problems, you might prefer to finish second.

Makes sense to me.

There aren't enough cars and parts in circulation right now to take one. I never liked the idea anyway. If I have a winning speedway car I want to run it again. 

Big deal...

None of my cars are in the Hall of Fame either.

It's a bummer that a long time tradition is coming to an end but I think it's the right choice under the circumstances.

The article suggests that teams will have fewer cars even after the supply chain catches up. I wonder how many chassis each team will have in the end? I visited several shops in Charlotte a few years ago and was surprised at how many cars there were being rebuilt in the Waltrip shop. Some were contract/rental cars, but his team had dozens. I counted 72 chassis in the back shop that day and there were a significant number in the main shop, too.

I asked the tour guy what exactly got reused on a car when someone on TV says "this is the same car we ran at such-and-such race." He told us that meant it was the same chassis and roof skin. Everything else had been removed and replaced/rebuilt. Interesting tour.

Each car number is allowed 5 tubs and 7 front and rear clips.

In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :

When the rules were more open they'd build cars to try things, run them once and park them. We went to Junior Johnson's once and there were cars everywhere. The guy we talked to said out of all of them they were basically running three most of the year because they worked the best. 

Richard Childress Racing in Welcome NC has an event center, my school holds its prom there (as well as others in the area).

Ive also been there for some Friends of NRA banquets, for those they'll leave the cars out behind a little half wall. Typically there will be 10 or so cars just hanging out. And this is NOT the same building as the race shop, just extra storage for them.

Yeah, they have LOTS of cars in the past

I think a big part of the new car is to limit the number of cars required, so costs go down, so lower budget teams can be more competitive.

I'm not sure it's going to work that way, but it's not the worst idea in the world.  Currently, it's just supply issues that have the chattering classes writing about the apocalypse...

I dont get the fascination with seeing a car that won one race at the beginning of the season for the rest of the year. 

"Look son, this car won the 500 9 months ago..."

Eh, just have some real pieces of history, let the teams keep their cars. Or, as this is, a replica of it. 

hybridmomentspass said:

I dont get the fascination with seeing a car that won one race at the beginning of the season for the rest of the year. 

"Look son, this car won the 500 9 months ago..."

Eh, just have some real pieces of history, let the teams keep their cars. Or, as this is, a replica of it. 

I agree with you but I also understand why it's a thing.  For the teams it's a badge of honor to win the 500 and there's some prestige in having the winning car in the hall.  For the fans the 500 is a big deal and seeing the winning car, just as it left the track, dents, tire marks, track debris and victory lane detritus and all is pretty cool.

"The winning car will still remain in Daytona overnight and take part in the traditional Celebration Breakfast on Monday morning. Following the breakfast, the car will return to the winning team’s race shop."

I wonder what the car will have for breakfast.  

stuart in mn said:

"The winning car will still remain in Daytona overnight and take part in the traditional Celebration Breakfast on Monday morning. Following the breakfast, the car will return to the winning team’s race shop."

I wonder what the car will have for breakfast.  

Not much.  It'll still be full from eating the competition's lunch the day before.