NASCAR's CoT Faces Unexpected Competition

With all the hype over NASCAR’s totally redesigned Car of Tomorrow, which will be running its first full season in the Sprint Cup this year, we can get a little nostalgic for the roll-and-wreck days of what NASCAR old-timers sometimes call "real racing." That’s why, on the eve of the CoT’s full-time debut, this spoof article by The Onion reporting a contending push to run a "Car of Yesterday" in NASCAR’s top series, seems timely. Here’s a preview of what the Car of Yesterday will offer (or not):

"Our primary concern with the Car of Yesterday was safety," said NASCAR competition director Robin Pemberton. "The fans hate that shit. We had to keep that in mind when we went back to the drawing board, so we took away anything that increased grip, improved handling, or prevented a stock car from experiencing a sudden and total loss of control. NASCAR isn’t about the cars, it’s about the drivers. And the Car of Yesterday keeps the driver involved with the vehicle, whether he’s just driving it or, ideally, crashing it."

Check out the rest of the spoof here.