What to expect from NASCAR's new rules package for 2019 Cup series season

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The 2019 NASCAR Cup Series rules package that was announced on Tuesday will certainly create different racing. The package will be slower to fit the market. It is designed to create 550 horsepower – 200 horsepower less than what is used for this purpose. tracks less than 1.2 miles. The lone exception is the Daytona 500, which will be 400 horsepower.

All races on the NASCAR race for the past several years. NASCAR has just used a 1-inch-thick spacer This is nothing new – it just might be new to some fans because the spacers were introduced, NASCAR was so afraid to publicize them.

NASCAR has a bigger rear spoiler – from 2.375 inches to 8 inches high – for 2019 and a front splitter that will take you 2 inches from the front of the car. All of which will increase downforce and drag.

There will also be more than 1.5-mile tracks for Daytona 500, both Pocono breeds, Atlanta, Darlington and Homestead.

So what does it mean? NASCAR says it hopes it will mean more.

What do not we know? We do not know the amount of drafting, thus giving us a better opportunity.

There are two main reasons for this package: NASCAR believes it will create more excitement and more challenges for the lead. And it hopes to eventually get a point where it can be used for a 550 horsepower engine for multiple races, it will be more important to consider the sport.

Here is what to look for with the new package

Less appearance of engineering influence

The one thing that has the potential to be a strength of this package is NASCAR hopes that by increasing the size of the space it will be possible downforce and limit the teams' ability to create more downforce with certain bars and pieces

NASCAR is not going to take the engineering out of the sport. But fans need to believe the driver, and make a difference, and some of the parts of simulation designed in the back corner of the shop.

NASCAR can not have this be an engineering exercise. As Steve O'Donnell, said his top racing boss, there is just one preferred racing groove. If this adds racing grooves, that helps.

Length of races

NASCAR says it's not looking at the length of races, even though it's going to be slower on its biggest tracks.

It might not seem like a big concern, but it is more important that it behaves more closely than it does in the future.

Tightening of the pack

NASCAR believes it would not be necessary to create a package that would be more effective.

The question is how much, and how much do they have a chance to win?

If drivers 25th, 27th and 29th in the standings win the winners of the playoffs, it could dilute the playoffs. NASCAR does not appear to be changing the rule that a driver must be top-30 in points to make the playoffs.

NASCAR has this rule in place because it was created under the guise of a hunt. One or two underdog stories could be fun. If it gets more than that, it will not seem all that great.

Talent vs. money

The biggest worry is if this package puts it in the driver 's hands – and that seems possible considering more downforce and slower speeds – that it will not take much to drive.

The byproduct of that is drivers who are self-funded or their sponsorship through a business connection could become more of a viable option than they are now. NASCAR can not afford that. At all.

Manufacturer identity

Granted, there is no much manufacturer identity left in NASCAR. But if the slower speeds hurt fans' perspective of their favorite manufacturer, or if this package damages a manufacturer's ability to use its tools to help develop the cars for its teams, then that could be an issue.

On the flip side, if that 550-horsepower target, along with potentially the next-generation, that would come in a few years, it could be worth it.

Great, not so great

Remember when tandem racing was somewhat intriguing, and then did it get ridiculous?

NASCAR needs to make sure the excitement level is that it does not matter if it's a driver who helps someone else, it's not at the expense of having chance to win.

Confusion