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I have been a Ford fan for many, many years and I know Mose Nowland has worked on most of Ford's new racing engine programs. I would like to know if he is still with Ford and if so, is he working on the new NASCAR engine?

I also would like to know if you think the teams could save money if they could use springs and shocks like those used on stock cars instead of coil-binding or bump stops?

Thanks again!

Ken L.

Thanks for the note, Ken. Mose is still actively working on our race engine programs, including the new NASCAR engine and a new Pro Stock block and cylinder head.

As for your second question, we feel the current suspension of the Cup cars results in significant improvements for on track performance, so to back away from this would take away some of the excitement on the track, and ability of the drivers to get the most out of their cars. To maintain and improve on-track performance, NASCAR 's intention with the use of bumpstops was to reduce the reliance on exotic materials that would be required to achieve equivalent performance with conventional springs geometry.