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Become a Patron! It might’ve taken him a while to get to Victory Lane this year, but Denny Hamlin wasn’t able to bask in it for long.  For the first time since Next-Gen testing began, multiple vehicles were tested together on a Super Speedway.  Hamlin and seven other Cup drivers climbed into the new car at Daytona International Speedway.   One of the main takeaways from the test session was the issue of heat inside the car.  Hamlin explained, “It’s difficult, because it’s the way the car is designed, […] the exhaust is all boxed-in running right underneath the seat.  It’s 450 degrees down in that box.  It’s super hot, and then you’ve got all the exhaust, all the hot radiator flowing right into the car from the hood.”   Hamlin also pointed out that some of the teams with smaller budgets may have it worse, as they may not have access to some of the latest cooling technology.  Hamlin and the other drivers who tested with him had an air con...

  Several media outlets are reporting that Hendrick Motorsports has been penalized a $00k and docked a total of 10 of their allotted hours for win tunnel testing in the 2021 season after exceeding their allowance of 70 hours in 2020 season. Per Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports, the Chevrolet power-house team reported their own overage which was said to be my just minutes over 70 hours in total. No championship points or suspensions were announced by NASCAR in regards to this. Hendrick Motorsports currently has the drivers of Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman in the 2020 championship playoffs; both drivers advanced into the round of 12 after last week's race at Bristol.