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ESPN.com
Brett Bodine, NASCAR director of cost research, described the car at its unveiling to media in January at NASCAR's research and development center in Concord, N.C.
"Undoubtedly, the Car of Tomorrow is a safer race car, and here's why," he said. "First, we have expanded and strengthened the roll cage by building a double frame rail on the driver's side, with steel plating on the outside of the roll cage door bars, to help prevent intrusion during car-to-car or car-to-wall impact."
"Dimensionally, the greenhouse is 2½ inches taller and 4 inches wider, with another 1 inch in width achieved by widening the tread width of the car on the left side. All of this provides for a safer and roomier driver's compartment."