I watching the runoffs, I noted that the two top qualifiers were running what I would call "Formula Ford" type bodies, with small air inlets for the engine.
Cars such as the Stohr, Speads, Phoenix etc have what I would describe as a formula 1 type air inlet, with a big intake above the drivers head.
Does the big air inlet add drag, as I think it would?
if so,
Is the hp gain from the ram air greater than the drag that the intake produces?
Side pods are another think that I noticed on the Citation.
The car looked tiny compared to the big radiators on the F1 type bodies.