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FenwickHockey65 08-10-2017 12:43 PM

GM Reveals 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NASCAR Stock Car
 
Chevrolet Unveils 2018 Camaro ZL1 NASCAR Cup Race Car
Performance icon expands Camaro’s motorsports reach into premier NASCAR series
General Motors

August 10, 2017


DETROIT — A new era in Chevrolet motorsports starts today with the introduction of the Camaro ZL1 as the new race car for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson — driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports — joined Mark Reuss, executive vice president of GM Global Product Development, to reveal the new race car at Chevrolet’s headquarters in Detroit.

“Chevrolet, Camaro and ZL1 are all synonymous with winning, both on and off the track,” said Reuss. “We are thrilled to run Camaro in NASCAR next year, with the time-honored and track-tested ZL1 badge, and we’re just as excited for our drivers, teams, fans and customers.”

The Camaro ZL1 will make its competition debut next February during Daytona Speedweeks, which kicks off the 2018 NASCAR season. It will join the Camaro SS, which has been Chevrolet’s entry in the NASCAR XFINITY Series since 2013.

“The new Camaro ZL1 is a great-looking race car with a lot of heritage behind it, which will make it a big hit with fans,” said Johnson. “And as someone who’s enjoyed the ZL1 on the street, I’m really looking forward to getting this new race car on the track.”

Chevrolet engineers employed an array of tools, including computational fluid dynamics analysis and reduced-scale and full-scale wind-tunnel testing, to optimize aerodynamic performance while maintaining the ZL1’s design character.

“Racers have long relied on Camaro to win races and championships in amateur and professional sports car and drag racing, as well as the NASCAR XFINITY Series,” said Jim Campbell, vice president, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “We look forward to racing the Camaro ZL1 in the premier Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.”

Joining Chevrolet today for the Camaro ZL1 race car’s debut were representatives from Hendrick Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, Germain Racing, JTG Daugherty Racing and Leavine Family Racing.

The Camaro ZL1 brings a unique, track-focused legacy to NASCAR. The ZL1 name was originally bestowed in the 1960s on a Chevrolet-developed all-aluminum racing engine that became a dominating force in road racing. In 1969, a few enterprising dealers used Chevrolet’s special-order system to get the ZL1 engine installed in 69 regular-production Camaros. The cars became instant legends on the street and dragstrip.

More than 40 years later, Chevrolet reintroduced the ZL1 as the ultimate performance Camaro, developed to offer track-capable performance straight off the showroom floor. The 2018 Camaro ZL1 is powered by a 650-horsepower supercharged engine featuring a similar 90-degree V-8 configuration as the Cup racing engines.

The new Camaro ZL1 race car builds on a winning legacy carried by the previous Chevrolet SS, which has scored 70 Cup Series wins to date and contributed to Chevrolet earning a record 39 NASCAR manufacturer titles — including 13 consecutive titles from 2003-2015.

Chevrolet drivers have also achieved a record 30 Cup championships, including Jimmie Johnson in 2016.

FAST FACT: The Camaro ZL1 race car shown today wore #8, which was Louis Chevrolet’s racing number.


locktyght 08-10-2017 12:43 PM

http://www.nascar.com/news-media/201...ergy-race-car/

from NASCAR.com

JoeP@TeamBeckyD 08-10-2017 12:48 PM

Awesome!

It will look Great in White!..:thumb:

:becky:
Becky

Stex 08-10-2017 12:50 PM

Dang, I'll take one that size. Hardtop while I'm wishing..

FenwickHockey65 08-10-2017 12:50 PM

As far as NASCAR bodies go, this actually isn't half bad...

2014v6 08-10-2017 12:53 PM

They did a great job...

WILWAXU 08-10-2017 12:54 PM

Love it!

bdavies11 08-10-2017 01:02 PM

NASCAR wouldn't allow it but I say the new Cup car needs the reverse Mohawk.

DenverTaco07 08-10-2017 01:09 PM

cool, not big into NASCAR, but last time I caught it a couple weeks ago, I saw a ZL1 was the pace car.

RenegadeXR 08-10-2017 01:12 PM

Looks like they actually got away with sculpting some body lines versus almost exclusively relying on stickers for visual effect. Not saying these are exactly identical twins, especially in the rear end, but this is as good as it gets when conforming to very strict stock car regulations.

At least it's very easily identifiable from the front compared to previous iterations that looked nothing like a Camaro. This was just plain depressing...

http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-cont...03-626x382.jpg

locktyght 08-10-2017 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07 (Post 9860051)
cool, not big into NASCAR, but last time I caught it a couple weeks ago, I saw a ZL1 was the pace car.

I'm bred and bled on NASCAR, and it has been surprisingly better than the past few.....5-7 seasons this year with the introduction of stage racing.

Nice to see them bring a sports car moniker back instead of a sedan.

MiamiBlueCamaro 08-10-2017 01:34 PM

Its official no Z/28?:eyebulge:

Mr. Meh 08-10-2017 01:40 PM

Whelp, 'least they done up and went and picked the right dagum color. Weee, doggy. Dem's gunna be fun fun to watch on that there telemavision.

Now, none y'all didn't happen to bring no beers witchadidya?

WILWAXU 08-10-2017 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RenegadeXR (Post 9860058)
Looks like they actually got away with sculpting some body lines versus almost exclusively relying on stickers for visual effect. Not saying these are exactly identical twins, especially in the rear end, but this is as good as it gets when conforming to very strict stock car regulations.

Agreed!

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Originally Posted by RenegadeXR (Post 9860058)
At least it's very easily identifiable from the front compared to previous iterations that looked nothing like a Camaro. This was just plain depressing...

The current sixth gen version looks much better: http://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/...30-camaro.html


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