Talk:The Daytona 500/@comment-80.110.97.166-20160218001616/@comment-4939977-20160218182132

Open cockpit cars behave like normal road cars (even LMP1 cars are no exception to this rule), they share the wind and drag with each other and the driver behind cannot steal the wind from the driver in front. NASCAR cars have wind for drafting because the aerodynamics are made so that drivers can stay safe inside the cockpit without risking serious injuries (thanks in part to some revisions in the regulations after Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s death).