NASCAR considering rule change that drivers will love

NASCAR will consider further horsepower increases to its Cup Series cars at more tracks, although any changes wouldn't come into effect until 2027.

That was the verdict offered by the sport's Vice President of Race Communications, Mike Forde, on this week's episode of the Hauler Talk podcast.

For the 2026 season, NASCAR bumped the available horsepower in its Cup Series cars from 670 to 750, but crucially, it only applies at tracks 1.5 miles in length or less, as well as road courses.

So far, the move has gone down well, with drivers and fans alike having spoken positively about the increase and its impact on racing so far.

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NASCAR considering further horsepower increases

Given the success of the above, drivers have now started to call for an increase in horsepower at longer tracks, with intermediate venues next up in terms of length.

Forde has now revealed that those changes are being considered, although it is part of a longer-term strategy, and also revealed why the increase was not initially applied to intermediate tracks.

“We just felt that you look at the mile-and-a-half races, and I think everyone’s in agreement that it’s the best racing we have, and so let’s not fix what’s not broken,” he said on Haulter Talk.

“We don’t want to hurt something that we all feel is pretty good. I think this is more of a 2027 situation, so what we have for the remainder of the year, we’re going to stick with that.

"At the end of the season, we’ll look at Darlington, Nashville, Gateway, and the short tracks, and see how they raced, and how the mile-and-a-halfs raced, too.

"Every single year, the teams catch up to the car and fine-tune it, and that affects the racing.”