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Ford recently revealed its all-new Mustang NASCAR Cup race car, this is the first time Mustang will compete in NASCAR\u2019s top-level Cup racing series.<\/p>\n
\u201cMustang has raced since it was first sold in 1964,\u201d said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford\u2019s executive vice president, Product Development and Purchasing, who was on hand to help unveil the car. \u201cAfter more than a half-century, it feels great to finally let Mustang run in the top echelon of America\u2019s most popular stock car racing series.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even before Mustang became a global icon, its first competition was in 1964, when it surprisingly won the Tour de France Automobile, a grueling 4,000 mile, 10-day rally. Soon after, it began a racing legacy in SCCA Trans-Am, IMSA, NHRA, Formula Drift and NASCAR Xfinity \u2013 NASCAR\u2019s second tier series.<\/p>\n
\u201cEver since we announced in April that Mustang would be going to the Cup level in 2019, we\u2019ve heard nothing but positive feedback,\u201d said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. \u201cOur Ford Performance team has worked hard with the Ford Design team to create a Mustang that will be competitive on the track while remaining true to its proud heritage. We can\u2019t wait to see it winning races in the NASCAR Cup Series next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ford Design and Ford Performance worked carefully to translate Mustang\u2019s signature style to meet NASCAR rules, ensuring Mustang will look as great on the oval as it does on the street.<\/p>\n
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All 13 Ford drivers currently competing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series were on hand for the unveiling for employees at the company\u2019s World Headquarters, along with team owners and NASCAR executives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to seeing the Ford Mustang, a cultural icon, on the track in the most competitive series in all of motorsports,\u201d said Steve O\u2019Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. \u201cOur sport eagerly anticipates the performance, style and fanfare the Mustang will bring to the track each weekend beginning at the 2019 Daytona 500.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mustang has been competing full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series since 2011 and has won a championship in all but one season. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won back-to-back driver\u2019s championships in 2011 and 2012, while Roger Penske has claimed the owner\u2019s title in four of the last five years.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s reveal comes on the heels of a celebration of the 10 millionth Mustang off the assembly line in Flat Rock, Mich., on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The first race for the new NASCAR Mustang will be the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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