Toyota most powerful NASCAR engine

Hendrick Motor Sports had apparently found a way to squeeze more power out of their engines, according to dyno numbers, but actually had to dial back some. Yet, it’s not Hendrick that has Pat DiMarco, of Ford Racing Tech Engineering concerned. "Toyota has the most power out there right now," DiMarco said during one of the several rain delays the NASCAR Sprint Cup series endured trying to get the Auto Club 500 concluded Sunday night at the newly renamed Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. "Especially now that they have Gibbs [Racing] on board; those guys are doing most of the engine development." DiMarco is pleased with the strength being shown by the Roush-Yates engine program. "The engines are strong," DiMarco said, especially when you look at what Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards were doing Sunday. "From and engineering standpoint, we’re just a little behind last year." DiMarco pointed out that NASCAR has pretty much taken away much opportunity to change anything on the cars. "It’s all chassis development and suspension parts to get the cars to grip better," he said. "The sport is going where it’s all engineering." Ford Racing