Did Any One Notice Kyle Busch's In-Car Camera??? EDIT: Picture Added!

Cody Dinsmore
@cody-dinsmore
11 years ago
589 posts

While watching the Pocono cup race today, I noticed something in particular about Kyle's car. The dash looked like what it does in a real car. Most dashes in the cup cars today are completely flat with the gauges faced horizontally. His dash had the big hump on the driver side, just like the newer street cars do. And where the shifter was, almost looked like a console.

I just wish I had a picture of this..... I thought it was part of the gen-6 redesigning at first, but I noticed that Johnson's dash was the regular flat type.

-Cody

6-10-13: I found, from Joe Gibbs' facebook page, a picture of the dash I was talking about. Although this is from their Nationwide car, it still gets the point across. It was the only good picture showing the inside (All the others had a bad glare on the windshield)

Look at the hump above the steering wheel - Like a real car, huh?


updated by @cody-dinsmore: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Johnny Mallonee
@johnny-mallonee
11 years ago
3,259 posts

johnson was in a chevy kyle and dennies dash had the rac in the center of that dash. looked like a 56 ford dash

Bobby Williamson
@bobby-williamson
11 years ago
907 posts

Cody, I've noticed the curved dash too, and it seems peculiar to the JGR cars. (Hamlin's car has one too) Most race cars have flat dashboards, as they're much easier to fabricate. Don't think there's an advantage one way or the other.

Cody Dinsmore
@cody-dinsmore
11 years ago
589 posts

Bumping this thread up for the picture added.

Dennis  Garrett
@dennis-garrett
11 years ago
560 posts

#11 Denny H. NASCAR Racing Gauges Mounting Big curve dash with least 1 Large gauge mounted in Big curve dash (Gibbs Toyota)

#15 Clint B. NASCAR Racing Gauges Mounting flat dash with one large gauge mounting in dash (M.Waltrip Toyota)

#18 Kyle B. NASCAR Racing Gauges Mounting Big curve dash with 3 or 4 Medium gauges mounted in Big curve dash (Gibbs Toyota)

#22 Jody L. NASCAR Racing Gauges Mounting Semi curve dash with one large gauge sticking out (Penske Ford)

#48 Jimmy J. NASCAR Racing Gauges Mounting flat dash with one large gauge sticking out (R. Hendrick Chevy)

A while back during race practice #10 Danica Patrick was sitting in her race car and was showing her Go Daddy pitcrewman where to mount a "Big Large Race Gauge" on the steering column.
Maybe them race drivers can't see them small race gauges!!LOL

Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA

Cody Dinsmore
@cody-dinsmore
11 years ago
589 posts

Thanks a million for posting those screen shots Dennis! Even their on the Gibbs' Toyota cars, I really like the look. And with the piece in the middle, above the shifter, it even looks somewhat like a console. To me, it really looks like the inside of a real street car. I love it!

-Cody