Published on August 24, 2012
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards, his crew chief Chad Norris and Wood Brothers owners Len and Eddie Wood weighed in on the new 2013 NASCAR Ford Fusion during a test session at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., on Aug. 7.
The test session was the first since NASCAR approved the 2013 models for competition.
?This is the first time I?ve driven the 2013 NASCAR Fusion, and it?s great,? Edwards said. ?Ford has done a great job with us, and at the end of the day we like fast cars and we like neat cars. That?s why I started racing, and that?s why all of these guys enjoy the sport so much, so it?s really cool to walk in the garage and see such a beautiful Ford race car sitting there.?
While Edwards was turning laps around the half-mile oval, many observers said that the new racing Fusion brought back memories from past decades when race cars had a distinct look.
?I really like it because it looks like the Fusion that?s going to be in the showroom,? said Eddie Wood, co-owner of the No. 21 Motorcraft Fusion and lifelong NASCAR competitor. ?The biggest thing I like about it is it reminds me of the ?69 Cyclones and Torinos and Talladegas with the Cyclone spoilers we ran in the late ?60s. It?s got the fastback roof and all that, so I?m looking forward to painting ours red and white.
?It?s a modern look, but it?s kind of got a throwback style,? Wood continued. ?I think it?s got everything. I think it?s got appeal for the young people that are of age to buy cars, and I think it?s got the appeal of guys my age that have been around a while. I wish we could run it now.?
His brother, Len, felt much the same way saying, ?I think it looks like the cars we used to race, the old Mercurys and Torinos and things we had back in the ?70s. I?m really pleased with it because it looks like a street car. I haven?t seen a grille like that in years on a race car. I think it looks great.?
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