Daniel Suarez Blames NASCAR's Next Gen Cars For Recent Chaos At Indianapolis Track

After a somewhat messy race at Indianapolis over the weekend, NASCAR driver and “Race For The Championship” star Daniel Suarez is putting some of the blame on the Next Gen cars that were introduced this season.

In 2022, the talk of NASCAR has been the new vehicles hitting the scene, which are designed to put drivers behind the wheel of a more modern vehicle as well as create more uniformity on the track. If every racer is driving relatively the same car with the same bones, it becomes more about the driver and less about the car — in theory.

However, the decision has been met with some controversy and now, Suarez is highlighting a potential unintended consequence of the Next Gen cars after seeing Cup Series racers trade paint a lot more.

Most recently, he was involved in a collision at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway toward the end of a chaotic day that saw racers struggle to maintain control and respect for fellow drivers on the track. Meanwhile, IndyCar races that were held on the exact same track didn’t seem to have the same issue. According to Suarez, that’s because the IndyCar drivers know their cars can’t take the same punishment.