“Next Gen Car Was Copied After Them”- Kenny Wallace Unearths NASCAR’s Deeply-Buried Secret That Became Cup Series Drivers’ Embarrassment at Chicago

The inaugural Chicago Street Race delivered to its all glory. While the incessant rain tried to dampen the spirit of the sport, nevertheless, the drivers braved the dampened streets to mark the Memorial Day weekend and also the 75th year of NASCAR. And the debut race surely left a deep mark not only in the hearts of fans but also on the two debut drivers.

The former Formula 1 and Supercar champion stole the limelight on the qualifying session and the race on Sunday, through their driving prowess. While the odds were in favor of the Cup Series driver to clinch the first title, however, it was the Supercar champion, Shane Van Gisbergen, who delivered a stunner of a show on Sunday.

In the debut show, taking his seat for Trackhouse Racing, the New Zealander, proved what it takes the drive on a street track. Although there are apparent differences between supercars and stock cars, it seems that Kenny Wallace has a different school of thought when it comes to Next-Gen cars.

Kenny Wallace accuses the Next-Gen Cars of being a copied version

Since the rollout of the Next-Gen cars in the past season, these Gen-7 cars have been mired in controversies. Whether it was regarding its safety requisites or its overall performance delivery, the Next-Gen cars have always been the source of concern for most of the drivers in the grid. And the latest addition to the debate is a copied version of Supercars. 

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In the latest episode of Kenny Wallace’s show, the veteran driver asserted the fact as he gave his insights into the debutant. He shared, “We had a New Zealander win this race. Shane Van Gisbergen. He is from New Zealand, so they call him SVG because it’s hard to say that. He is a 3x V-8 Supercar champion, he has 80 wins. Stop and think about Jimmie Johnson, 70-something NASCAR wins.”

“He is a V8 Supercar champion so over in Australia and New Zealand wherever they are over there. I call it Marcos Ambrose Country. We all know Marcos Ambrose came here. He was a hit. Let’s put like this way, these New Zealanders those guys over there, Australia, that whole area, they can run some road course cars, boy can they drive, that’s all they do,” Wallace added.

And to everyone’s surprise, the veteran Cup Series driver also exclaimed, “And this new Next-Gen car was copied after them. It was cap copied after them, so SVG put on. He comes from the back and wriggles his way through the front and nobody passed and outbroke those drivers as SVG did.”

Shane Van Gisbergen’s victory forces Joey Logano to admire the driver’s prowess

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Whether the Next-Gen cars of NASCAR have taken their reference from Supercars, or outright copied them is a discussion for some other day, but the New Zealander was in a different league from others. While other Cup Series drivers stumbled to find a grip on the unpolished streets of Chicago, the Supercar champion sped past all obstacles to take the historic win.

Even the defending Cup Series champion and Team Penske driver Joey Logano was forced to accept that the victor’s driving skills were impeccable. Logano, who had a respectable finish at the 8th position in the post-race interview, revealed, “Whatever his name his! Some Van Burger … Hamburger. He’s FAST!! That’s all I know!”

Nevertheless, the driver couldn’t be more grateful to his Project 91 team and Trackhouse Racing for giving him this opportunity. Speaking to NBC Sports, the victor expressed, “Thank you so much to the Trackhouse team … What an experience in the crowd out here. This is so cool. It’s what you dream of. Hopefully, I can come and do more … The racing was really good, everyone was respectful. And it was tough, but a lot of fun.”

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The inaugural race in Chicago seemingly opened new avenues for stock car racing. With NASCAR flying to Atlanta next weekend, the fans are up for a new surprise as the modified Next-Gan cars with upgraded safety are set to be unveiled and come into effect.