1.   Drivers complained bitterly about the aerodynamic package, which slowed cars and resulted in four-wide racing at times.

2.   Gordon and crew chief Ray Evernham combined tire testing with an aerodynamic package being considered by NASCAR.

3.   Lectures on restrictor plates and aerodynamic packages tend to draw yawns outside the grease pits, but they are critical to understanding the sociology.

4.   NASCAR has tweaked the plates and aerodynamic packages and implemented rule changes that resulted in a competitive Talladega race last October.

5.   The revised aerodynamic package introduced for that carburetor restrictor plate race was in effect at Daytona for the first time on Sunday.

6.   The short-track package is the same as the aerodynamic package formerly used at superspeedway events, before the introduction of the Handford Device and tunnel blockers.

7.   There will be two minor changes to the aerodynamic package that will be used this week at Talladega Superspeedway.

8.   Benetton will run a new aerodynamic package and all teams will have maximum downforce for the slow, twisty track.

9.   Tyrrell Yamaha, meanwhile, is optimistic about a new suspension and aerodynamic package that will appear this weekend.