Ford’s Aric Almirola believes it’s helpful that the revolutionary stock car has a symmetrical design platform, which helps to turn right as well as left, but points out that simulator time is “really our only chance to practice” before hitting the track on Saturday.
“This car is absolutely designed more for a road-course race type situation,” said Almirola. “Our cars used to be offset, and they were more designed to go just left-hand only, so it was more of a big deal to swap over to go road racing.
