Doug Yates, CEO of Roush-Yates Engines, says a hike to 750hp wouldn't be much of a change and that he would like to see NASCAR be open-minded.

Right now, NASCAR engine regulations require the powerplant to be used twice before a rebuild and the full 900-plus HP would require a teardown after every usage, and thus, increase costs.

The engines on NASCAR's race cars are much more powerful than the ones on the vehicles we drive every day. There are lots of reasons why this is so.

While 750 horsepower may be a semi-realistic jump according to Yates, the jump from the current 670 horsepower to the 900-horsepower package that the NASCAR Cup Series used to run, would likely ...