FILE - Tyler Reddick attends qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Feb. 15, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, March 24, 2024, will be first of five on road or street courses this season and was won by Reddick in 2023. FILE - Shane van Gisbergen gets ready for a practice session for an ARCA Mendards Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 15, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Chevrolet has three wins and Toyota has two this season, as Ford teams and drivers try to understand the nuances of the Mustang Dark Horse body style that was supposed to provide better handling and aerodynamics.McLaren Racing extends Zak Brown’s contract as CEO through 2030 “Look at our year and how competitive we’ve been. We’ve been able to lead in four of the five races at some point. And when we didn’t lead any laps, we finished second. So to me, we’ve been very good. We’ve certainly had a little bit of rough luck,” Buescher said.“I feel like we’ve had the speed, we just haven’t been able to put the races together as a manufacturer,” Briscoe said. “This week will be probably, truthfully, another struggle for the Fords to win.
“I think the guys are off the track more than they are on it,” said van Gisbergen, who is making his Cup series season debut on the road course. “You forget how much elevation it has. The TV doesn’t give it justice. It’s a really cool track.”After last season’s multiple restarts and overtime finish at COTA, the restart zone has been moved from the start/finish line to the exit of the final turn heading into the front stretch.