NASCAR makes cars even heavier

Already as heavy as a Sherman tank (well not quite that heavy), NASCAR has increased the weight of the Car of Tomorrow (really yesterday) by 50 pounds to allow teams to distribute the weight more easily and to improve the integrity of the car since teams will not be trying to lighten up the car in other places, a NASCAR spokesman said. The new weight of 3,450 pounds is in place for all car of tomorrow races going forward.