Chevy has used its third and final aero kit development box for 2016 with a new addition to its superspeedway front wing package. Chevy's aerodynamic team has reworked its front-wing endplate (FWEP) design in numerous ways, starting with a move away from the curved floor profile seen 2015 (BELOW). The new, flat FWEP floor and exit profile and dimensions appear (BELOW) to have increased to improve flow, and the most noticeable change involves the insertion a small cone-like piece (TOP) into the cone-shaped exit that helps to concentrate the air as it leaves the area by creating vortexes. Chevy has added vertical walls for the cones – like a tiny inner endplates – to further focus the...
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