Hendrick Motorsports nthuav tawm Nws Cov Ntaub Ntawv Rau Lub Tsev Hais Plaub Ntawm (NASCAR) Kev Pom Zoo rau pej xeem

Hendrick Motorsports tab tom nqa nws rooj plaub mus rau lub tsev hais plaub ntawm pej xeem kev xav. Hnub tom qab NASCAR tau tso nws lub txim loj tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm, Hendrick cov thawj coj tau ntsib nrog cov xov xwm los muab lawv sab ntawm zaj dab neeg.

Hnub Wednesday Hendrick plaub pawg yog txhua tus muab cov kev nplua hnyav uas tshwm sim los ntawm cov teeb meem NASCAR cov tub ceev xwm pom nyob rau hauv pab pawg lub tsheb ua ntej kev sib tw hnub so ntawm Phoenix. Thaum lub sijhawm tshuaj xyuas rau hnub Friday, NASCAR pom lub hood louvers ntawm txhua pab pawg lub tsheb tau raug hloov kho. Lawv tau tso cai rau pab pawg xyaum, tab sis tom qab ntawd txeeb cov khoom rau kev kawm tom qab. Thaum cov kev nplua tau tshaj tawm, tag nrho 4 Hendrick cov thawj coj ua haujlwm raug nplua $ 100,000 thiab raug ncua rau plaub qhov kev sib tw, thiab txhua pab pawg kuj raug nplua nrog qhov poob ntawm 100 cov ntsiab lus thiab 10 cov ntsiab lus playoff.

Qhov $400,000 nplua yog qhov loj tshaj plaws rau ib pab pawg hauv NASCAR keeb kwm. Cov ntaub ntawv yav dhau los tau koom nrog tam sim no tsis raug cai Michael Waltrip Racing thiab nws peb lub tsheb uas raug nplua $ 100,000 txhua xyoo 2013 rau kev tswj hwm qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev sib tw khob caij nplooj zeeg ntawm Richmond.

Tsis ntev tom qab qhov kev nplua tau tshaj tawm rau hnub Wednesday, NASCAR tus thawj coj loj ntawm kev sib tw Elton Sawyer tau ntsib nrog cov xov xwm thiab hais tias thaum lawv tshawb xyuas cov khoom nws pom tseeb, lawv tau hloov kho hauv thaj chaw tsis pom zoo ua rau muaj kev nplua.

Sawyer tau hais tias "Qhov no yog kev nplua zoo ib yam nrog rau qhov peb tau dhau xyoo tas los nrog lwm tus neeg sib tw," Sawyer tau hais. "Yog li peb xav kom lub chaw nres tsheb nyob rau theem ua si, theem kev sib tw uas nws yuav tsum tau ua. Txhua qhov kev sib tham uas tau mus ncig lub tsheb no xyoo tas los, ua haujlwm nrog cov tswv ntawm qhov kev cuam tshuam tus qauv yuav tsum yog, tau muab tso rau hauv txoj haujlwm uas peb tsis xav tias tsis muaj lwm txoj hauv kev tsuas yog sau lub txim. "

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Tom qab tib hnub ntawd, pab neeg no tau hais tias lawv yuav thov rov hais dua hauv nqe lus hais tias NASCAR tau coj cov khoom plaub teev tom qab lub tsheb tau tshuaj xyuas thawj zaug "tsis muaj kev sib txuas lus ua ntej." Lub hauv paus ntawm lawv qhov kev thov rov hais dua, raws li lawv cov lus tshaj tawm, yog qhov "louvers muab rau cov pab pawg los ntawm NASCAR txoj cai ib leeg-qhov chaw muab khoom tsis sib xws rau cov qauv tsim los ntawm cov chaw tsim khoom thiab pom zoo los ntawm NASCAR." Thiab hais tias "Cov kev nplua tsis ntev los no tau muab los ntawm NASCAR tau cuam tshuam txog cov teeb meem nrhiav pom thaum kev tshuaj xyuas tom qab kev sib tw."

Hnub Friday ntawm Atlanta Motor Speedway, qhov chaw ntawm Hnub Sunday NASCAR Cup series kev sib tw, Hendrick Motorsports tus thawj tswj hwm thiab tus thawj tswj hwm Jeff Andrews nrog rau lwm tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm kev sib tw Chad Knaus tau ntsib nrog xov xwm. Knaus tau hais tias pab pawg tsis tau txiav txim siab yuav ua li cas lawv qhov kev thov rov hais dua yuav raug muab tso tseg, hais tias "ua ncaj ncees tam sim no nws nyuaj heev."

Nws hais tias ib feem ntawm qhov teeb meem tshwm sim los ntawm qhov tsis muaj kev sib txuas lus.

Knaus tau hais tias "Thaum peb pib tau txais cov khoom thaum pib ntawm 2023 lub caij, peb tsis muaj qhov peb xav tias peb yuav muaj," Knaus hais. "Yog li dhau los ntawm ntau qhov rov qab los nrog NASCAR, OEMs thiab pab pawg, muaj kev sib tham txog seb peb puas tuaj yeem ntxuav cov khoom, tsis ntxuav cov khoom. Thiab nws tau hloov, ncaj ncees heev, txhua ob peb lub lis piam.

"Yog li nws tau nyuaj rau peb taug kev thiab peb tsuas yog yuav tsum tau saib seb yuav muaj dab tsi tshwm sim thaum peb tau txais los ntawm qhov kev thov rov hais dua."

Knaus kuj tau hais tias qhov kev tshuaj xyuas uas thawj zaug pom cov khoom tau raug hu ua 'kev kuaj xyuas yeem.'

“Txoj kev uas tuaj yeem kuaj xyuas tshwm sim; thaum koj nthuav tawm mus rau qhov kev sib tw nrog lub sijhawm ntawd, koj yuav tsum muaj kev nyab xeeb thiab yuav tsum tau kuaj xyuas lub cav, "nws hais. “Txhua yam dhau qhov ntawd yog nyob ntawm pab pawg.

"Peb feem ntau xaiv mus ua ntej thiab muab lub tsheb tso rau hauv kev tshuaj ntsuam xyuas kom NASCAR muaj lub sijhawm los hais 'hav, peb tsis nyiam qhov no' lossis 'tej zaum koj yuav tsum tweak qhov ntawd', lossis xijpeem nws yuav yog. Thiab qhov ntawd tau zoo nkauj npaum li tus qauv cadence. Kuv tsis paub tias muaj ntau pab pawg uas feem ntau mus los ntawm kev kuaj xyuas kev yeem thiab tsis tau hais tias 'hav, koj yuav tsum tuaj ua haujlwm ntawm qhov no me ntsis ua ntej koj rov qab qhia tag kis'.

Raws li pab neeg no, tsis muaj lus ceeb toom los ntawm NASCAR. Cov thawj coj tau coj lub louvres tag nrho plaub teev tom qab kev kuaj xyuas yeem. Knaus tau hais tias ib feem ntawm lawv cov teeb meem yuav tsum ua nrog kev sib txuas lus los ntawm NASCAR mus rau pab pawg.

"Yog lawm, muaj kev sib tham.," Knaus hais. "Zoo li kuv tau hais, peb tau xa ib feem los ntawm OEM rau NASCAR, thiab tom qab ntawd NASCAR tau xaiv ib qho chaw muab kev pabcuam rau cov khoom. Cov Cheebtsam tsis tau tuaj raws li peb xav kom lawv ua rau ob peb ntawm OEM raws li kuv paub hauv chav nres tsheb, thiab tag nrho cov pab pawg Chevrolet. Yog li peb tau pib muaj kev sib tham nrog lawv thaum Lub Ob Hlis thaum ntxov txog cov teeb meem ntawd.

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"Yog li nws yog peb los ntawm peb lub chaw haujlwm aerodynamic, dhau ntawm peb OEM, rov qab los ntawm NASCAR, rov qab rau peb thiab rov qab los ntawm peb OEM. Yog li ntawd muaj ntau qhov kev sib txuas lus tseem ceeb uas tau muaj. Nws yog qhov tsis meej pem. Cov sijhawm teem sijhawm xav paub, tab sis lawv nyob ntawd. "

Raws li Knaus, tag nrho cov pab pawg tau ua yog ua kom lub louvres lawv tus kheej haum rau hauv lub hood ntawm lawv Chevrolet thiab nws tsis nkag siab tias qhov teeb meem tuaj yeem tshwm sim nrog qhov ntawd.

Knaus tau hais tias "Muaj qhov kev xeem sib luag - raws li koj paub, peb tau mus rau lub pob aerodynamic tshiab thaum peb mus rau Phoenix (Raceway)," Knaus hais. "Raws li lawv tau ua li ntawd, OEM tau ua li cas thaum lawv mus dhau qhov kev xeem sib luag, raws li NASCAR cov lus qhia, yog hloov kho lub louver ... kom tau txais cov cua ntws los ntawm qhov ntawd kom peb tuaj yeem haum rau hauv lub thawv aerodynamic uas NASCAR tsim. Yog li OEM tau ua li ntawd.

"Peb tau mus rau Phoenix nrog dab tsi yuav suav tias yog lub pob aerodynamic tshiab - qhov me me, kev kho mob hauv qab, tag nrho cov ntawd. Tag nrho cov ntawd yog tib yam nyob rau hauv yuav ua li cas lub tsheb raug kuaj kom tsim nyog rau kev xeem parity. "

Thaum NASCAR tau tsim nws lub tsheb tshiab, ib qho ntawm cov ntsiab lus yog kev txuag nqi rau cov pab pawg ua tau nyob rau hauv ntau qhov chaw los ntawm kev siv ib qho chaw muab rau tag nrho cov pab pawg. Knaus tau hais tias nws cov khoom siv ib leeg, uas lawv muaj kev tswj hwm tsawg heev, uas yog qhov teeb meem.

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"Nws tau sim," nws hais. "Saib, peb txhua tus tau dhia hauv txaj ntawm qhov khoom no ua ke txij li thaum peb pib lub tsheb Gen-7. Thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov uas kuv xav tias peb txhua tus tau txaus siab rau peb tus kheej hauv lub chaw nres tsheb, yog tias muaj ntau qhov kev muab-thiab-nrhiav raws li peb tau sim kawm yuav ua li cas sib tw lub tsheb no thiab ua haujlwm ua ke.

"Nws ua rau kuv poob siab heev uas peb tau zaum hauv qhov xwm txheej tam sim no nrog ib feem uas peb txhua tus tau xaus lus tias nws tsis raug, thiab peb txhua tus tau sim ua haujlwm kom kho nws vim peb tau ua li ntawd nrog rau lwm qhov chaw. "

Nws hais tias vim muaj teeb meem kev sib txuas lus, nws xav tias cov khoom yuav ua yuam kev thaum lawv muab rau pab pawg.

"Kuv tuaj yeem qhia koj qhov no," nws hais. "Peb tau txais cov txheej txheem tshiab ntawm cov khoom no uas peb tuaj yeem rub tawm ntawm lub txee tam sim no uas NASCAR pom tias tsis raug cai thiab tsis tsim nyog rau peb haiv neeg."

Thiab qhov tsis muaj kev sib txuas lus rau hnub Friday ua ntej Phoenix kuj tsis meej pem nws hais.

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Knaus tau hais tias "Peb paub tias muaj qee qhov kev saib xyuas rau thaj chaw ntawd thaum peb thawj zaug dhau los ntawm kev tshuaj xyuas kev lag luam," Knaus tau hais. "Thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov ua rau poob siab tiag tiag, ua kom ncaj ncees, vim tias peb muaj sijhawm txaus kom tshem cov khoom ntawd tawm ntawm lub tsheb yog tias lawv xav tias muaj qee yam tsis raug.

"Kuv tuaj yeem paub tseeb rau koj yog tias peb paub tias yuav muaj plaub teev qeeb thiab peb xav tias muaj ib yam dab tsi tsis ncaj ncees lawm, lawv yuav tau nyob hauv lub thoob khib nyiab thiab hlawv roj rau ib qho chaw yog li tsis muaj leej twg yuav pom lawv. Peb tsis muaj lub tswv yim tias peb yuav tau zaum hauv txoj hauj lwm no. Yog li ib zaug ntxiv, poob siab tiag tiag uas peb nyob hauv txoj haujlwm uas peb nyob tam sim no. "

Raws li kev nplua, qhov poob ntawm cov ntsiab lus, thiab kev ncua ntawm lawv cov thawj coj ntawm pawg neeg coob, Knaus tau hais tias tsis muaj ib qho ntawm cov kev nplua uas sawv cev rau lwm tus.

"Nws yog qhov xwm txheej txaus ntshai, tsis yog rau peb xwb, tab sis rau kev lag luam, ua siab ncaj rau koj," nws hais. "Qhov ntawd yog qhov kuv tsis nyiam tshaj plaws - nws yog dab tuag, peb yuav tsum tsis txhob nyob rau hauv qhov xwm txheej no thiab nws yeej tsis muaj hmoo vim tias nws tsis pab leej twg."

Nws hais tias nws yog daim duab loj ntawm qhov nws hais tau tshwm sim uas sawv tawm feem ntau ntawm txhua qhov.

Knaus tau hais tias "Peb yog ib lub tuam txhab, peb yog lub chaw nres tsheb - txhua pab pawg no tau lees paub los tso lawv lub tsheb tawm mus los ntawm kev tshuaj xyuas thiab ua haujlwm raws li lawv xav tau," Knaus hais. “Cov pab pawg tau raug lav ris ua qhov ntawd. Tsis muaj leej twg tuav cov chaw muab kev pabcuam nkaus xwb los lav txog qib uas lawv xav tau los muab cov khoom uas peb xav tau. Tam sim no, qhov ntawd dhau los ntawm NASCAR lub chaw faib khoom thiab NASCAR txoj kev pom zoo kom tau txais cov khoom ntawd thiab peb tsis tau txais qhov raug. "