Season of change: NASCAR's Next Gen car arrives for 2022
FILE - Kyle Larson greets fans before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Larson is a fan favorite and represents the kind of grass roots racer NASCAR fans have long embraced. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

FILE - Kyle Larson greets fans before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Larson is a fan favorite and represents the kind of grass roots racer NASCAR fans have long embraced. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Feb. 14, 2022 11:51 AM EST
FILE - Drivers restart after a weather delay during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. It's another season of change for NASCAR as it prepares for Sunday's opening Daytona 500.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

FILE - Drivers restart after a weather delay during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. It's another season of change for NASCAR as it prepares for Sunday's opening Daytona 500.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Feb. 14, 2022 11:53 AM EST
FILE - Steve O'Donnell, Executive Vice President of NASCAR talks about the Next Gen Cup Cars that will be used in the 2022 season during the NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. It's another season of change for NASCAR as it prepares for Sunday's opening Daytona 500. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

FILE - Steve O'Donnell, Executive Vice President of NASCAR talks about the Next Gen Cup Cars that will be used in the 2022 season during the NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. It's another season of change for NASCAR as it prepares for Sunday's opening Daytona 500. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

Feb. 14, 2022 12:24 PM EST
FILE Driver Joey Lagano talks about the Next Gen Mustang Cup car that will be used starting in the 2022 season during a NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The overdue Next Gen car has at last arrived following a one-year pandemic delay. The spec car is a collaboration between all of NASCAR's stakeholders and that includes the drivers. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

FILE Driver Joey Lagano talks about the Next Gen Mustang Cup car that will be used starting in the 2022 season during a NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The overdue Next Gen car has at last arrived following a one-year pandemic delay. The spec car is a collaboration between all of NASCAR's stakeholders and that includes the drivers. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

Feb. 14, 2022 12:24 PM EST
FILE - Kyle Larson, center, celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race and championship on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. Larson will be a key player in NASCAR's push to widen its reach to a younger and more racially diverse audience. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

FILE - Kyle Larson, center, celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race and championship on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. Larson will be a key player in NASCAR's push to widen its reach to a younger and more racially diverse audience. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Feb. 14, 2022 11:50 AM EST
FILE - Daniel Suarez gestures at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. NASCAR's top drivers have once again unified to form an independent council to gain a collective voice in decisions that affect the sport. The Drivers Advisory Council announced Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, is a more organized effort than a previous attempt to unify in 2014. Suarez, the only graduate of NASCAR's diversity program on the board, said there have been positive gains since he arrived from Mexico a decade ago but he'd like to see more accomplished. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

FILE - Daniel Suarez gestures at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. NASCAR's top drivers have once again unified to form an independent council to gain a collective voice in decisions that affect the sport. The Drivers Advisory Council announced Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, is a more organized effort than a previous attempt to unify in 2014. Suarez, the only graduate of NASCAR's diversity program on the board, said there have been positive gains since he arrived from Mexico a decade ago but he'd like to see more accomplished. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Feb. 11, 2022 10:16 AM EST