Darlington, S.C. — According to well-placed NASCAR sources a Wednesday meeting could bring the Winston Cup teams an early Christmas present.
All crew chiefs are expected in NASCAR’s Hickory, N.C. Research and Development Center to discuss inspection policies for the 2003 season. The NASCAR source said that Winston Cup director John Darby would like the teams to have a very good idea of what to expect in the inspection bays when they arrive at Daytona International Speedway in 2003; and lower the anxiety levels that comes with preparation.
Several teams worked on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2001 to get ready for 2002 Daytona testing.
Advance notice of templates and inspection process could allow building of most of the fleet built prior to Christmas.
The meeting is anticipated to focus closely on the car templates, featuring the new “greenhouse” template that will go into use in 2003. The greenhouse template, which will fit onto the car from the base of the “A” pillar and run over the roof to the bottom of the “C” pillar, will be the identical for all makes and models competing.
