Tyler Reddick discovers big flaw in NEW car…

[Annalee]

Tyler Reddick Exposed an Issue, and Now NASCAR Has 2 Months to Stave off Embarrassment When the Cup Series Reaches Martinsville
by John Moriello on February 10, 2022
Conventional wisdom suggests that 500 miles in the Florida heat will be the definitive shakedown of the Next Gen car. Count on Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick to squeeze every bit of speed out of the engine and be there from start to finish at the Daytona 500. If they can’t break something under the hood in the course of normal racing, then the new NASCAR Cup Series car earns a passing grade.

But NASCAR fans and officials saw something concerning last weekend. Tyler Reddick managed to break something big a third of the way through what should have been the least stressful race since the days of 20-lap Busch Light Clashes.
During the same caution, Briscoe’s No. 14 Ford experienced a drivetrain issue that looked similar to what Reddick experienced.

That’s not a good development for two reasons: There are a whole lot of Fords and Chevys in the Cup Series and a bunch of short-track races on the schedule in which drivers can be expected to hammer pretty hard on the clutch.

[alenigma]

Nascar needs to address this now. How many of these rear transaxles are gonna break on pit road during the 500?
The old gold standard Ford 9 inch rear axle was pretty much bulletproof. Every make and model of cars used it.