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Drivers applaud 2022 rules package for Next Gen car

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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