| With fourteen races already in the books in the 2007 | | | | exerting effort on improving their performance of |
| Nextel Cup Series, Chevrolet cars are still dominating | | | | the Car of Tomorrow which is also known as the |
| the field with thirteen wins. The only other car to | | | | COT. "At the same time, we're trying to figure out |
| finish at this year's Nextel Cup is Matt Kenseth's | | | | the COT, so that's really what kind of got us behind |
| Number 17 Ford at the Auto Club 500, the second | | | | the 8 ball. We feel like we're really picking up some |
| race of the season. From that race through the | | | | steam now in our performance, average finish |
| Ponoco 500 held at the Pocono Raceway, the | | | | performance is showing it," he said. |
| Chevrolet Impalas have won every race. | | | | One of the most promising young drivers this season |
| The Dodge Avenger NASCAR car though is making a | | | | driving a Dodge is Kasey Kahne. The 2004 NASCAR |
| challenge to the domination of Chevrolet with | | | | Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year has not finished in the |
| back-to-back second place for Ryan Newman who is | | | | top ten since the first race of the season. Normally, it |
| driving the Number 12 Dodge Avenger. | | | | would cause for concern for Dodge. Accavitti though |
| At the Pocono 500, the Dodge cars fielded for this | | | | is confident that Kahne has what it takes to perform |
| year's Nextel Cup Series has been fitted with new | | | | well for the remainder of the season. "Kasey is the |
| noses in the hope that the change will give Dodge its | | | | real deal. We have the utmost faith in Kasey and the |
| first win of the season. Unfortunately though, critics | | | | Evernham Motorsports Organization. They're a class |
| pointed out that the new nose installed may have | | | | act team, and they're going to do what they need to |
| cost Dodge a win at the race. | | | | do to get Kasey back in victory lane," says Accavitti. |
| Mike Accavitti, the Director of the Dodge Brand and | | | | While Kasey Kahne is struggling, Ryan Newman, |
| SRT Marketing and Communication, has this to say | | | | another Dodge driver, is performing well. He seems |
| about the new nose having put them behind the | | | | to be coasting in the most recent races of the |
| competition: "We tested the nose together several | | | | season as if he is driving a Dodge cold air intake |
| times last year. We all came to a conclusion. We all | | | | system-equipped Dodge Charger. Accavitti addressed |
| reached an agreement that it was the right thing to | | | | the success of Newman compared to the lackluster |
| do. Every team had an input and every team agreed | | | | performance of other Dodge cars saying: "This is one |
| to that. When we put the nose on the car, it | | | | of the biggest issues we've had. We can go incredibly |
| affected the suspension setup more on those | | | | fast as a group for one lap. We saw this actually last |
| downforce tracks than we had anticipated. It's taken | | | | year. Last year the hypothesis was that it's a clean |
| a little while to get our arms around what the issues | | | | air issue." |
| were and get some action plans in place." | | | | With the Dodge cars receiving modifications and |
| Accavitti also pointed out that aside from focusing on | | | | improving their performance, it would be easy to |
| the performance of their current cars, they are also | | | | believe that a Dodge victory will be coming soon. |