NASCAR President Steve Phelps and Chief Operating Officer Steve O’Donnell gave the annual State of the Sport Friday at Phoenix Raceway and then addressed numerous issues during a question-and-answer session with the media. An EV Race CarO’Donnell says a great deal of work around an electric vehicle has occurred at NASCAR’s Research and Development Center. He says they have a car and an alternative body style with that car.
” O’Donnell said that as they continued to talk with Montreal, they realized they were a “little quick” to achieve their objective. ChartersPhelps declined to give specifics of the ongoing negotiations. However, he said if the race teams were asked if they thought progress was being made with NASCAR regarding the extension of the Cup charters the response would be yes. The charters are scheduled to expire at the end of 2024. The teams have wanted the charters to exist in perpetuity.