NASCAR: Part shortages for Next-Gen cars stress Cup teams

While no one is pushing the panic button about it, there is concern around the NASCAR garage over the supply chain issue for teams getting the necessary parts and pieces to build Next Gen cars.

Richard Childress admitted Tuesday before starting a two-day test at Daytona International Speedway that his organization has two cars for each team. Childress expects a third if not fourth car built by the time off the Busch Light Clash at the L.A. Coliseum next month.

NASCAR hopes organizations will have five cars at the start of the season. Teams will be allowed a maximum of seven cars per team for the race season. Racer

AND: Since 1997, the winner of the Daytona 500 has been presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane, and the winning car is put on display in its race-winning condition for one year at what is now the Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum adjacent to Daytona International Speedway.

However, with the delays in the development of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Next Gen car and supply-chain issues for its parts and pieces, teams are struggling to build their inventory to the maximum-allotted seven cars per team by the start of the 2022 season.

A NASCAR spokesperson confirmed to Motorsport.com on Wednesday that no decision has been made but there are ongoing discussions about the issue among NASCAR, teams and the speedway. Motorsport