NASCAR Responds to Under Car Fires

By: Tom Luttermoser     Image Via: Fox: NASCAR 

"What a disaster man." 

NASCAR has received some serious scrutiny after several cars have caught fire randomly over the last several weeks and it has been the drivers who have become more vocal about them. Most notably Kevin Harvick after his completely random fire this past weekend at Darlington. 

What started as a smaller fire on the right side of the car, Kevin stated there was also a fire that we as fans couldn't see, a far more terrifying one.. Inside the car coming from the dash.

Harvick was himself when he got out of the car as well. He has not been quiet about this new race car when talking to the Press when I stood there listening to him talk to Clair B Lang at Michigan or even after with the Daytona rain issue. Sunday's Southern 500 fire was no exception. 

Kevin Was asked behind the wall, "Any Idea what led to that Kevin?" and he did not hold back with his response. "I'm sure it's just the crappy parts on the race car like we've seen so many times." 

NASCAR's Scott Miller says "We have to get to the bottom of it quick." And admitted that what happened to Kevin was unacceptable to the sanctioning body.

But finally NASCAR has responded. As you can see in the images below, NASCAR has allowed several changes to be made to the cars including replacing a portion of the side panel of the car above the exhaust, the addition of a lateral seal to prevent tire debris from entering the underbody of the car and addition of fire proof coatings under the car as well.