Any thought out there about why Chevy is putting the hurt to Ford and for that matter everyone in NASCAR. Is it because GM is more willing to spend money on NASCAR teams R&D. A few Roush guys get mentioned each week, My Favorite Robert Yates Racing hardly gets shown. I have a hard time believing GM is that much better in engine packages, or body packages. I remember in the 80s Ford was running away from the field and NASCAR made them raise their roof height on the T-Bird and let Chevy lower theirs. Whats up?

 

Just take a look at Mark Martin. He drove Ford for 19 years and never won a championship. First season with Chevy he was point leader. There are talks that he might drive full season next year.

 

The Ford effort is almost entirely with the Roush/Yates partnership along with their customers while Chevy has a larger and more diverse effort.

 

He has also been points leader when he was driving the #6 ford,doesn't mean he would have won the championship this year just because he was the leader after 4 or 5 races. Body has zilch to do with it anymore,all the same templates are used,whether it is ford,dudge,chitty or yota. Like Osbornk said,Chevy has more teams and more resources and opprotunites to research than the other teams simply because they invest more and have more people involved.

 

GM also spends more advertising $$$ than anyone else, which may get them some additional "advantages."

 

Because it is Stock Car Racing anymore. Remember in '65 Ford won around 80% of the races. Racing move with restrictor plate is riding around for 3 hours. Thanks to Bill Elliott and Ford for Restrictor plates

 

I think most of the cars are a cookie. Cut them out and run. I don't know why one is better than the other.

 

Why are you blaming Awesome Bill from Dawsonville? Because of what he did in 1985? The pre 1990's are much more fun to watch, the cars at least were individualistic, the drivers weren't cut from the same cloth, were friendlier to fans, and there were no restrictor plates. A rookie still had a chance to win something big, and wasn't tied up to some team. Remember what Tiny Lund did in 1965?

 

My 2 cents is that Ford only has the body of the vehicle. Yes, aerodynamics could play a part in it but the engines are all different too. I think if everyone used cars that were all the same, I think you would see a major difference.

 

I have yet to see a street-driven rear wheel drive Taurus, Focus, MonteCarlo, or newer Impala. Oh, and I've never seen a 2-door Taurus either.

 

Exactly, hence why both Yates and Roush have looked to outside investors/partners.

Roush/Fenway and Yates is looking at a deal simular.

 

I read something on a post here on FTE that talked about CGI blocks that they allow Chevy to use but not Ford. I forgot exactly how it went but could somebody please enlighten me about thiese blocks a why they are avantageous for racing!

 

Oh yah, I'd bet on it! After all, cup gmna$car entertainment events (hardly the racing I grew up watching) are nothing but an ongoing shivy commercial on the track, let alone during one of the million commercial breaks. I'd be confident in assuming that gm outspends Ford by "at least" $2 to $1.

I've yet to see anything that even resembles parity since the beginning of last season, even with the irocot, which is what gmna$car claims to be doing. Fooled me!!

 

Ford is basically running the same small block since 1991 if im not mistaken. They were only approved last year to run the new Yates heads. GM have pretty much changed engine designs several times in that time span. NASCAR is all about money. Quid Pro Quo at its finest

 

They have in the past two races while using this "unstock" irocot and shivy has owned the top ten both times! In fact, shivy took the first six or seven spots at M-ville. The Ford motors are "supposedly" cranking out 10 more hp. You buy that!?! I don't!