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Cars aren't exactly interchangeable, but Shootout was enlightening

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Saturday, February 9, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jimmie Johnson drove the car that won twice at Richmond last season in Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout. Jeff Gordon drove the car that won at Darlington. Kurt Busch drove the car he used at Martinsville. When NASCAR introduced the Car of Tomorrow, one of the benefits it touted was the ability to use the same car on a short track, road course, intermediate track and superspeedway because the chassis and body were so closely defined. When Johnson, Gordon, Busch and s ...

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