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BACK TO GALLERIES

What the low downforce package looks like

By | Published: February 23, 2016 12
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BACK TO GALLERIES

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By Maggie MacKenzie

The package returns after debuting in 2015. Here's a recap of what it includes:

It features a splitter with a 1/4-inch leading edge.

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Here's another shot, this one from Atlanta.

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Here's another shot, this one from Atlanta.

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It's the same across all manufacturers, too.

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With the package comes a change in the spoiler -- from 3 inches to 3-1/2 inches.

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Another view of the redesigned spoiler from Kentucky's Quaker State 400.

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It looks the same at Atlanta in 2016.

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A side-by-side view of the No. 22 of Joey Logano and the No. 78 of Martin Truex Jr. at Kentucky, where the low downforce package was initiated.

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At Darlington, the cars were retro and the spoilers got a new look.

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For Darlington's Bojangles' Southern 500, the tires were redesigned but Goodyear hopped onto the throwback theme and used a vintage logo.

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Kyle Busch enjoys a victory at Kentucky. Safe to say, the new package agreed with his No. 18 JGR Toyota.

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Carl Edwards, who has been a proponent of the low downforce package, enjoys a trip to Victory Lane after winning the Bojangles' Southern 500.
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