Though NASCAR’s Next Gen car arrives in 2022, and with it a host of spec components that teams will not be permitted to modify, 2021 has still seen them pushing the development envelope with their current cars.
In the case of Stewart-Haas Racing, the team has leveraged its partnership with Autodesk to harness the generative design capabilities of the CAD specialist’s Fusion 360 package. Using this AI-powered optimization capability, the team realized a 32% reduction in weight and a 50% increase in stiffness in the brake pedal on driver Cole Custer’s No. 41 Ford Mustang.
