Camping World East Series Cars Prepping for Afternoon Practice

By Jen Dunnaway

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There are actually three NASCAR series that are racing at Dover this week: Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and the regional/developmental series Camping World East. From what I’ve come to understand by talking with some of the teams here, "East Series" is kind of like what Nationwide used to be before it became dominated by Sprint Cup luminaries: a proving ground for the freshest NASCAR talent. From what I could see, these teams work as hard as any of the big dogs, and it was really interesting to be able to wander through their open-air work area today as they thrashed on the cars prior to practice. The cars run bias-ply tires and a variety of engine setups, but just like in NASCAR’s higher divisions, they have a stringent set of specs they must conform to. I watched them tweaking ride height, gunning motors, and adjusting bashed-up body panels to keep the tires from rubbing. The No. 15 team had to fabricate a whole new fuel-cell setup on the fly to raise their tank an inch and a half after the inspectors decided they didn’t like their existing configuration. See more pics after the jump, watch my videos of the cars taching up here and here, and check out complete series coverage at EastSeries.com.