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The Nextel Cup CAT car is a template for everything you need to know about effective race car aerodynamics. The air dam sweeps as forward as the rules allow, the fenders flare out in front of the tire and tuck in behind it, the shape of the window post deflects air away from the inside of the car, and the flat deck helps spill air onto the rear spoiler. Photo by Jerry F. Boone
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The Nextel Cup CAT car is a template for everything you need to know about effective race car aerodynamics. The air dam sweeps as forward as the rules allow, the fenders flare out in front of the tire and tuck in behind it, the shape of the window post deflects air away from the inside of the car, and the flat deck helps spill air onto the rear spoiler. Photo by Jerry F. Boone  View Related Article