NASCAR shrinks restrictor plates at Talladega

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NASCAR shrinks restrictor plates at Talladega: NASCAR will reduce the size of the restrictor plate and allow teams an optional change as a way to slow the cars and try to keep them from getting airborne at Talladega. Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby [said] Friday at Auto Club Speedway that the restrictor plate will be reduced 1/64 of an inch. The new size will be 59/64 of an inch. Darby estimates it will shave 12 horsepower off the engines. Teams also have been given an option on side wickers, something they hadn't been allowed to use before at Talladega. Darby said that teams "will be able to add the same little side wicker to the end plate (on the rear wing) much like they do at the downforce tracks. If you look at all the cars in the garage right now on that end plate, all the way out on the back edge they've got a little half by half piece of aluminum. That's eight inches long. It helps in yaw or when the cars are turned. It kind of settles the back of the car down a little bit."(Virginian Pilot)(10-10-2009)

I'm not sure how this will help? It's good to keep them from getting airborne but it sounds like it will make for a boring race... idk?

I don't think we'll see much change because of this adjustments - since it will affect everyone and they'll still be going VERY fast... I hope for another great race like we saw earlier this year at Dega!

Can't wait for Dega, it'll be a great race. They need to stop cutting horsepower...I wanna see some Elliott times again