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Wait much longer.... so I had to go check to be sure.

ONLY 55 days until the NASCAR Circus rolls into Daytona! but testing starts in a couple weeks..

I heard more snow is on the way so this'll make it easier on me, give me something to look forward to!

Heres some of the changes too,
The new aero changes, announced six days after a 30-car test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, are specifically designed to improve competition and passing at the 1.5-mile tracks that make up one-third of the Sprint Cup schedule.

The changes are as follows:

• Statically setting the race car ride height and eliminating the pre- and post-race front height rules and inspections;

• Adding a square leading edge on the splitter at the front of the car;

• Making side skirt and rear fascia adjustments;
• Increasing the height of the rear spoiler from seven and a quarter inches to eight inches. The lower portion of the spoiler will be
a composite material, while the top two inches will be made of transparent Lexan for better visibility; and
• Increasing the size of the radiator pan under the front of the car from 38 inches by 13 inches to a 43-by-13.

The rules package for the two restrictor-plate tracks, Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, remains unchanged.

Basically, NASCAR wants to make it easier at 1.5-mile tracks for cars to pass each other and reduce the aerodynamic advantage the leading car has over the car behind it.

Collectively, the new NASCAR aero changes will increase front and rear downforce on the cars and with it the cornering speeds, but the sanctioning body will decrease the maximum engine RPMs 4 percent to 6 percent to keep speeds from increasing too much.