Texas and Next Gen Aero with Joey Cohen - The Bozi Breakdown #3

Racing mechanic Bozi Tatarevic is joined by engineer and technical director Joey Cohen to dig into the details of the aero of the NASCAR Next Gen car along with analysis of the racing at Texas Motor Speedway.

 

0:06 - Joey Cohen intro

0:40 - Track configuration at Texas

1:32 - Next Gen shocks and limiters

3:52 - How the diffuser works on the Next Gen car

8:45 - Why Truck Series bodies are unique

10:40 - Why inspection is different for Trucks versus Cup

15:31 - How it feels to hit the shock limiters in a Next Gen car

21:00 - Why Denny Hamlin's car was on fire at Texas

25:55 - Why a bad finish can start a vicious cycle in qualifying

31:09 - Pit lane issues for Ross Chastain

35:06 - Can you take the underbody off the Next Gen car?

44:36 - Race broadcast versus at-track experience

49:22 - Why driving Trucks helped Carson Hocevar qualify fast in a Cup car