AERODYNAMIC!

American stock car enthusiasts couldn’t believe their eyes in September 1969.  What rolled across the race track in Talladega was more like a jet fighter than a coupe coming from Detroit. The Charger was the top sport model from Dodge, but was handicapped compared to Fords because of its aerodynamics. 

Dodge performed a radical redesign by streamlining the Charger with a pointed nose and oversized rear wing.  Instant victory followed.  The configuration of low drag and high stability turned out to be such a huge success, that Plymouth decided to have its Roadrunner-coupe morph into a "Superbird" the following year.

In 1969 and 1970 the American ovals became the venues of the so-called "aero-wars", where massive cars with low-tech motors reached speeds beyond 200 mph. Never again were stock car races more spectacular.