{"id":15166237,"date":"2026-06-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-passing-is-so-hard-with-the-nascar-next-gen-on-short-tracks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:09:58","slug":"why-passing-is-so-hard-with-the-nascar-next-gen-on-short-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-passing-is-so-hard-with-the-nascar-next-gen-on-short-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Passing Is So Hard with the NASCAR Next Gen on Short Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media-component sl-media js-media-component js-pin-data sl-element sl-significant-element\" id=\"element-189559\" data-pin-params=\"{&quot;url_to_share&quot;:null,&quot;utm_medium&quot;:null,&quot;utm_campaign&quot;:null,&quot;utm_media&quot;:9837181,&quot;utm_syndication_post&quot;:null,&quot;path&quot;:&quot;2026\/06\/18\/12511.jpg&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"rs-photo-wrap js-media-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-wrap js-media-wrap js-pin-item relative sl-photo-wrap\" style=\"max-width:min(100%, 720px);aspect-ratio: 1.821\">\n<div class=\"socials flex js-social-btn\">\n                    <a class=\"button float-button share-button sb-button sb-facebook js-fb-share\" data-ht-track=\"Share Facebook Overlay\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"si-facebook\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><br \/>\n    <a class=\"button float-button share-button sb-button sb-pinterest js-pin-button js-no-pintack hidden sl-pinterest-button\" data-allowed-for-syndication=\"0\" data-ht-track=\"Share Pinterest Overlay\" aria-label=\"Pin this photo\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"si-pinterest\"><\/span><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"why passing is so hard with the nascar next gen on short tracks\" class=\"sl-post-image sl-syndication-image media-item-track\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-fastly.thetruthaboutcars.com\/media\/2026\/06\/18\/12511\/why-passing-is-so-hard-with-the-nascar-next-gen-on-short-tracks.jpg?size=720x845&amp;nocrop=1\" width=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.821\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-block sl-post-text sl-paragraph sl-element \" id=\"element-189562\">\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the NASCAR Next Gen car has had a hard time on short tracks and road courses because it&#8217;s so hard to pass. Let&#8217;s dig into the details of how yaw angle and downforce impact passing on short tracks and what the latest solution from NASCAR will do. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media-component sl-media js-media-component js-pin-data sl-element sl-significant-element\" id=\"element-189565\" data-pin-params=\"{&quot;url_to_share&quot;:null,&quot;utm_medium&quot;:null,&quot;utm_campaign&quot;:null,&quot;utm_media&quot;:9837232,&quot;utm_syndication_post&quot;:null,&quot;path&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/cdn-fastly.thetruthaboutcars.com\/media\/2026\/06\/18\/12522\/post.jpg&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"video-outer-wrap sl-element\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper sl-post-video sl-video-wrapper js-video-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-block sl-post-text sl-paragraph sl-element sl-significant-element\" id=\"element-189568\">\n<p><u> <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-bozi-breakdown\/id1810067451\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TTAC Creator Bozidar \u201cBozi\u201d Tatarevi\u0107<\/a><\/u>\u00a0is a Bosnian-American racing mechanic, writer, and technical consultant born in Sarajevo in 1986. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1995, he learned English in elementary school and eventually turned his passion for cars\u2014fostered by his father Slav\u2014into a full-time career. Laid off from a tech job in 2008, Bozi began wrenching professionally, eventually launching a shop and car export business with his family. His technical message board posts led to a writing career with outlets like\u00a0<i>TTAC<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Motorsport.com<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Road &amp; Track<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Racecar Engineering<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In 2018, he made his pro mechanic debut at Watkins Glen and now works as a tire carrier and mechanic for Vasser Sullivan Racing in IMSA, with 10 wins and a 2023 GTD Pro title. Bozi also consults via his agency Podium Prime, with clients ranging from race teams to media production companies.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><i>Ed. Note: this podcast initially ran several months ago, so it&#8217;s been moved so that those who missed it the first time get a chance to see it.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><i>The\u00a0<\/i><b><i>TTAC Creators Series<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><i>Below is an AI-generated summary of the video transcript, which has been edited by a staffer.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>[Images: YouTube thumbnail]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><i>Become a\u00a0TTAC insider. 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