<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/#continued"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/nationwide-cars.jpg" /></a><br />
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Last fall, NASCAR, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge/">Dodge</a> all made a lot of noise about the introduction of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/challenger">Challenger</a> bodies into the Nationwide race series. This all came after the latest Sprint Cup "Car of Tomorrow" drew criticism because all four participating brands had identical body shells, none of which looked like the stock road cars that lend them their names. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/28/ford-mustang-is-officially-nascar-bound-in-the-nationwide-seri/">initial renderings</a> focused on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/dodge-challenger-nascar-nationwide-racer-unveiled/">front ends of the new racers</a>, which featured more upright noses like the real pony cars you'll find in dealer showrooms. <br />
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Unfortunately, with this weekend's race debut of the Mustang and Challenger at Daytona, NASCAR proves yet again that nothing has really changed. Despite the the upright front ends, these cars don't look markedly different from each other, or even the Sprint Cup cars, for that matter. With the headlight and grille stickers blurred out, neither of the new Nationwide stockers looks like a pony car. Can you tell which is which? Check out the originals <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/#continued">after the jump</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>New Nationwide cars don't look like Mustang, Challenger; NASCAR still irrelevant</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/">New Nationwide cars don't look like Mustang, Challenger; NASCAR still irrelevant</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:04:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19540774/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Last fall, NASCAR, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge/">Dodge</a> all made a lot of noise about the introduction of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/challenger">Challenger</a> bodies into the Nationwide race series. This all came after the latest Sprint Cup "Car of Tomorrow" drew criticism because all four participating brands had identical body shells, none of which looked like the stock road cars that lend them their names. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/28/ford-mustang-is-officially-nascar-bound-in-the-nationwide-seri/">initial renderings</a> focused on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/dodge-challenger-nascar-nationwide-racer-unveiled/">front ends of the new racers</a>, which featured more upright noses like the real pony cars you'll find in dealer showrooms. <br />
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Unfortunately, with this weekend's race debut of the Mustang and Challenger at Daytona, NASCAR proves yet again that nothing has really changed. Despite the the upright front ends, these cars don't look markedly different from each other, or even the Sprint Cup cars, for that matter. With the headlight and grille stickers blurred out, neither of the new Nationwide stockers looks like a pony car. Can you tell which is which? Check out the originals <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/#continued">after the jump</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>New Nationwide cars don't look like Mustang, Challenger; NASCAR still irrelevant</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/">New Nationwide cars don't look like Mustang, Challenger; NASCAR still irrelevant</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:04:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19540774/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/new-nationwide-cars-dont-look-like-mustang-challenger-nascar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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