Originally Posted by
airon
thanks for some of the info on nascar, thought manufacturer support was more dominant in that sport but i guess i was wrong. still not sure what happens if any of those companies go down though
with the release of the new car designs all that the manufacturers (ford , chevy, dodge , toyota) do is pay money to have their decals on the car, otherwise there is nothing really GM or Ford or Toyota on the car
the engines now, the engines are manufacturer specific to a point. the teams use a blank block from the manufacturer and them custom build them to meet NASCAR specs. these engines while made in a GM or Ford factory are usually designed, tested and built in the race teams garages. manufacturers really are just putting their name on it and footing the bill for some of the parts and the right to have their logo
its not at all like F1 with factory teams