NASCAR's chairman is confident that tweaks to the Sprint Cup Series car and potential changes in qualifying procedure will enhance the sport's on-track product for fans watching at the track and on television. Brian France said in an interview Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that he expects ongoing testing of the Generation-6 car to heighten competition, particularly on intermediate tracks that make up most of the Sprint Cup schedule. NASCAR experimented with several aerodynamic changes in a test earlier this month, and has a larger test scheduled for early December. "I think you're going to see already good racing get elevated a notch or two, if some of the things we think are doable can happen," France said.
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