{"id":1756835,"date":"2022-11-30T06:30:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T11:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1756835"},"modified":"2022-11-30T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:03:52","slug":"nascar-executive-explains-new-manufacturers-arent-joining-the-sport-due-to-emphasis-on-electric-hybrid-and-hydrogen-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-executive-explains-new-manufacturers-arent-joining-the-sport-due-to-emphasis-on-electric-hybrid-and-hydrogen-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Executive Explains New Manufacturers Aren\u2019t Joining the Sport Due to Emphasis on Electric, Hybrid, and Hydrogen Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnascar-executive-explains-new-manufacturers-arent-joining-the-sport-due-to-emphasis-on-electric-hybrid-and-hydrogen-vehicles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1756835&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NASCAR Chief Operation Officer Steve O\u2019Donnell recently explained why new manufacturers are resistant to join the sport.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1217\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell.png 1217w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-768x392-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-750x383-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-1200x612-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve O\u2019Donnell via NASCAR YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell spoke with Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie on his podcast Stacking Pennies first noting that one of the biggest road blocks is the cost.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe biggest thing \u2014 number one is cost particularly around engine package that we have right now. It\u2019s a huge investment you\u2019ve got to make in terms of the development and who\u2019s going to make that and what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/nascar-coo-steve-odonnell-appears-to-signal-they-will-try-and-outlaw-moves-like-ross-chastains-hail-melon-martinsville-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR COO Steve O\u2019Donnell Appears To Signal They Will Outlaw Moves Like Ross Chastain\u2019s Hail Melon Martinsville Move<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell continued, \u201cCertainly now you\u2019re seeing all the technology that\u2019s going into the sport with sim. So what investment will you need to make there? So part our job is to try and kind of put a box around that as much as possible and still make it cool, but make it so a new OEM wants to come in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then revealed, \u201cAnd then the biggest one really, Corey, is what\u2019s under the hood. A lot of these guys are going electric, or they want to pursue hybrid or hydrogen.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/NASCAR1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1109\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/NASCAR1.png 1109w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NASCAR1-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/NASCAR1-768x389-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/NASCAR1-750x379-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Verizon 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway via NASCAR YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo our job is to kind of thread the needle and get to the right place to where we can bring a couple in and have some different technologies showcased,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe not in Cup, but Xfinity, Truck, Cup all weekend we can show some different technologies under the hood of a truck or a car and have it be a place where a fan can come out and see all different kinds of racing,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steve-ODonnell-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve O\u2019Donnell via NASCAR YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/former-nascar-whelen-modified-tour-champion-ryan-preece-lands-full-time-nascar-cup-ride-with-stewart-haas-racing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Ryan Preece Lands Full Time NASCAR Cup Ride With Stewart-Haas Racing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell previously indicated that NASCAR was in talks with a fourth manufacturer to join Toyota, Ford, and Chevrolet earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/downanddirtyshow\/ep-223-steve-odonnell?utm_campaign=episode-title&#038;utm_medium=app&#038;utm_source=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly Crandall on The Racing Writer\u2019s Podcast<\/a>, \u201cWe are in daily dialogue with one (OEM) in particular that\u2019s close to the finish line, depending on who you ask. It would be terrific for the sport if we can get that. But I think ideally if we could ever get to five, that\u2019d be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was part of the reason why we went to this Next Gen platform was to try to drive interest,\u201d he continued. \u201cAs you know, there\u2019s a huge push for electrification and where is that going, how that would fit in for where our platform is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s one of the reasons we are open to that as well to attract new OEMs. It\u2019s one of the reasons why we are looking at the Garage 56 program to put our product, not necessarily the exact Next Gen car, but look at some European manufacturers as well and see where we land,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Keselowski-and-Dillon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1262\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Keselowski-and-Dillon.png 1262w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Keselowski-and-Dillon-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Keselowski-and-Dillon-768x382-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Keselowski-and-Dillon-750x373-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Keselowski-and-Dillon-1200x596-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brad Keselowski and Austin Dillon via NASCAR YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of O\u2019Donnell\u2019s claim that manufacturers aren\u2019t interested in NASCAR due to the combustion engine they run under the hood?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/jeff-burton-explains-why-he-believes-joey-logano-is-the-most-valuable-race-car-driver-in-the-sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Burton Explains Why He Believes Joey Logano Is \u201cThe Most Valuable Race Car Driver In The Sport\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR Chief Operation Officer Steve O\u2019Donnell recently explained why new manufacturers are resistant to join the sport. 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