IndyCar superspeedway wing in nose-up condition.
A closer look at the superspeedway wing, nose up
Wound all the way forward to two degrees positive — a nose-down condition (
below), it delivers 232 pounds of downforce.
Superspeedway wing in nose-down condition.
Considering how the air flowing above and below the rear wing influences the air beneath it coming out from the underwing’s diffuser, a wing angle change can raise or lower the amount of downforce made below the car.With that in mind, the full range of negative and positive wing settings can deliver 402 pounds of downforce change at the back of the cars.Yes, it’s a wing. And depending on the angles that are used, it will play a big part in the speed or struggles encountered by the field of 33 come Sunday.