Kyle Larson's crew chief has taken a definitive stance against the growing criticism of the sport's Next Gen (Gen-7) car. Amidst a heated debate featuring influential voices like Chris Gabehart, and Ryan Bergenty, Cliff Daniels' defense of the Next Gen car centers around its potential for future growth.

Temper your expectations. We’re driving spec race cars.” Since the launch of the NASCAR Next Gen car, the product on short tracks have suffered. With identical cars from the front to the back of the field,