\u201cWe don\u2019t want to hurt something that we all feel is pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n
NASCAR has introduced a new rules package on select tracks for 2026. NASCAR Cup Series cars now have increased horsepower on short tracks and road courses. Select larger tracks like Darlington, Gateway and Nashville will also see the new package in use.<\/p>\n
The former package was just 670hp at all the tracks above in 2025. For 2026, it\u2019s been increased to 750hp.<\/p>\n
This is a move that drivers have been called for, for years. And now, NASCAR is stating that the horsepower increase could come to other larger tracks as well.<\/p>\n
NASCAR says horsepower could increase at more tracks<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just felt that you look at the mile-and-a-half races, and I think everyone\u2019s in agreement that it\u2019s the best racing we have, and so let\u2019s not fix what\u2019s not broken,\u201d Mike Forde said via the \u2018Hauler Talk\u2019 podcast. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want to hurt something that we all feel is pretty good. I think this is more of a 2027 situation, so what we have for the remainder of the year, we\u2019re going to stick with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the season, we\u2019ll look at Darlington, Nashville, Gateway and the short tracks and see how they raced, and how the mile-and-a-halfs raced, too. Because every single year, the teams catch up to the car and fine-tune it, and that affects the racing.\u201d<\/p>\n