At Planet Ford in Spring (serving greater Houston, The Woodlands, Aldine, Cypress, Conroe) we love NASCAR and so do many of our customers. So, we wanted to share the latest news from Ford Performance. This week, the automaker revealed the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ford Mustang that will race in 2020. It is the fifth all-new motorsports Mustang in the past year and was developed as a joint effort between Ford Design and the Ford Performance Technical Center. The tech center is where development tools and simulators are advancing both race and production vehicles for Ford customers, as well.
The new Mustang joins the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, National Hot Rod Association Funny Car division, Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, and grassroots Cobra Jet, which have all found their way to the winner’s circle in their respective forms of racing.
All of the new racing Mustangs were projects that included members of Ford’s engineering and aerodynamics teams Technical Center in Concord, NC. The facility has evolved from racing-only to a test-bed of development for production vehicles as well as motorsports including the all-new 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500.
“We’ve always talked about Mustang being a car that was born to race, and it’s been gratifying to see it performing so well in multiple series around the world,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “It’s a credit to all of our engineers and teams that have worked so hard to make Mustang a championship contender right out of the box.”
In addition to the new motorsports Mustangs, Ford also competes with the Mustang GT4 in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series in North America, and the FIA British GT4 Championship in Europe.
In 2019, Team Penske captured five of the first 15 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events with drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick has also won two Cup events, including this past weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
“Ford and NASCAR have enjoyed a long and storied partnership, and the iconic Mustang has solidified its place within that legacy with an impressive performance in the NASCAR Xfinity Series,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR managing director of racing operations and international development. “We’re looking forward to seeing what the newest generation of the Mustang will do on the track.”
The previous generation of the Xfinity Mustang started racing full-time in 2011, winning the driver’s championship three times and the owner’s title on six occasions. The new NASCAR Xfinity Series Mustang will debut at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15.
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