Kevin Harvick: NASCAR needs a Gen 7.5 car and ‘some hard conversations’

Kevin Harvick has actually stated this the whole time however he repeated it on Wednesday in the consequences of NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell dismissing the concept of another brand-new cars and truck for the Cup Series in the coming seasons.

Harvick, the 2014 champ and a NASCAR on FOX expert, states the present cars and truck simply requires a lot more horse power and some adjustments to the underbody and single source provider system.

“We do not require Gen 8 cars and truck, however we require Gen 7.5,” Harvick stated on his Happy Hour reveal today. “You understand, we took a great deal of swings at it. I believe we made some things much better for sure however not as much as I believe requirements to be done.

“You’re going to have to look at the bottom of this race cars and truck? You’re going to need to take a look at a few of the parts and pieces that you let the groups handle and tinker. We can talk all day about ‘the racing was excellent (on Sunday) at Homestead,’ however it wasn’t as great as Saturday.

“My point is you’re going to need to take a swing at things that you do not wish to take a swing at. If you actually wish to make it much better, you’re going to need to alter things on the race vehicle you do not wish to alter; since they’re most likely costly and you most likely have an agreement with who’s making the part

“But if you actually wish to make it much better, you’re going to need to make some more difficult choices than altering the spoiler (size) and splitter (braces) and things like that.”
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NASCAR is likewise battling with what to do with the future of the O’Reilly and Truck Series, possibly making it more like the present Cup Series cars and truck, simply to produce an economy where parts and pieces can be produced or exchanged throughout the whole market.

Harvick states the racing on Sunday requires to be more like Saturday so that does not work for him. And truly, he simply does not desire that conventional NASCAR platform on Saturdays to disappear.

“I likewise do not believe altering the O’Reilly platform is the method to go,” Harvick stated. “I believe we can keep dealing with

Keep those parts for the cup vehicle. … But simply make the drip down start at O’Reilly’s now and go to Truck and ARCA and Late Models to make all of this. Cup needs to be excellent. And today, whatever is fantastic on Fridays and Saturdays, excellent rankings on The CW, so fret about the Cup cars and truck. Do not fret about messing up the other 2. … Leave them alone. If you require to alter the body, alter the body. Repair the cup vehicle. That’s what you got to focus on. And there’s going to be choices that you’re going to need to make that are going to piss some individuals off.

“It’s like putting power back in the cars and truck. We have actually been discussing more power. Everybody resembles ‘we require some more power’ and they have actually lastly happened to doing a bit of it. Stopped screwing around with putting a bit in. Put a lot in. Simply make it violent and insane to view.”

Harvick pointed out Denny Hamlin just recently calling the NextGen a ‘Sports Car that wasn’t suggested’ for ovals and the 2014 champ concurred.

“I do not wish to be the jerk, however those are the truths,” Harvick stated. “And if you actually wish to take a swing at it, you’re going to need to swing at things that you do not wish to swing at that are going to make some individuals mad. Engine, bottom of vehicle, structure. It’s going to it’s going to open a can of worms.

“That’s not going to be a great deal of enjoyable to handle, however you’re going to need to handle it if you really wish to make it a lot much better.”

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