# NASCAR Instrumentation Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-instrumentation-question/766851>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 25, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-instrumentation-question/766851 "2016-09-25T18:27:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-instrumentation-question/766851/1 "2016-09-25T18:27:46Z")

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ive always assumed the in-car gauges were mechanical vs. electronic. Now, with the new “dashboards” does anyone know whether the gauges are now electronic?

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**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-instrumentation-question/766851/2 "2016-09-26T00:12:34Z")

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Here are some stories about the current NASCAR gauges.  
[http://www.nascar.com/en\_us/news-media/articles/2015/9/4/kurt-busch-digital-dash-debut-darlington-raceway.html](http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/9/4/kurt-busch-digital-dash-debut-darlington-raceway.html)  
[http://www.nascar.com/en\_us/news-media/articles/2016/2/18/digital-dash-nascar-2016-preview.html](http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/2/18/digital-dash-nascar-2016-preview.html)