New Bern 43° F Light Rain Light Rain 37° F 42° F  Test proves
key to changes in NASCAR Sprint Cup car  By By Reid Spencer,
NASCAR Wire Service, distributed by The Sports Xchange Published
On: Oct 14 2013 05:13:16 PM CDT Updated On: Oct 16 2013 03:01:10
PM CDT  CONCORD, N.C. -- Six NASCAR Sprint Cup teams went to
Charlotte Motor Speedway on Monday to find out what works and
what doesn't as the sanctioning body contemplates changes to the
Sprint Cup car for 2014.  "Our objective here is to begin to
shake down some potential changes for the 2014 season," said
Gene Stefanyshyn, NASCAR vice president of innovation and racing
development.  "This should be viewed as kind of an annual event
that we'll be doing on an ongoing basis, with an eye to improve
our product on the track."  Stefanyshyn oversees the activities
at NASCAR's research-and-development center in Concord. He
explained that the Charlotte test was designed either to
validate or discard changes to the Sprint Cup car's aerodynamic
package that had been de