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December 21, 2021

Drivers applaud 2022 rules package for Next Gen car


Drivers and teams alike took to social media to applaud the reveal of the 2022 baseline rules package for the Next Gen car. The package will see the cars use a 4-inch rear spoiler for downforce and will use engines with 670 target horsepower as a baseline. The base rules configuration will be used at road courses, short tracks and intermediate-sized circuits during the 2022 season. The rules package for superspeedway events will be determined at a later date.

RELATED: 2022 schedule | Next Gen timeline | 2022 baseline rules package set

https://twitter.com/Blaney/status/1473438989118025730

https://twitter.com/KurtBusch/status/1473342740066803716

https://twitter.com/keselowski/status/1473333469044432898

https://twitter.com/WilliamByron/status/1473324814156898312

https://twitter.com/Alex_Bowman/status/1473330011419525120

https://twitter.com/ToddGilliland_/status/1473336035606249473

https://twitter.com/ChaseBriscoe_14/status/1473322638122622980

https://twitter.com/StenhouseJr/status/1473318892999262210

https://twitter.com/Justin_Haley_/status/1473315779642900486

https://twitter.com/ColeCuster/status/1473320877936807936

https://twitter.com/WilliamByron/status/1473324814156898312

https://twitter.com/RFKracing/status/1473319830602330117

https://twitter.com/Team_FRM/status/1473323634613788673

https://twitter.com/matt_tifft/status/1473337042130116617

Even NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin chimed in.

https://twitter.com/markmartin/status/1473325435744256000

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