Ford to use Mustang when Nationwide Series goes to car of tomorrow
By SceneDaily Staff
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Ford said it will use the Mustang when the NASCAR Nationwide Series goes to its new model car in 2010.
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Ford Racing
Ford will use its Mustang brand in the Nationwide Series next season when NASCAR begins its limited rollout of the series’ new car, Ford officials announced Tuesday.
The exact rollout of the new car hasn’t been announced, but NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Tuesday it likely will be used in five races in 2010.
“We’re excited about Mustang coming to NASCAR,” Ford North America Motorsports Director Brian Wolfe said in a news release. “It’s the most successful product nameplate in racing history, and it seems only right that it should be coming to the most popular form of racing in North America.
“We had been talking with NASCAR for some time about Mustang as part of its vision for a ‘muscle car’ rollout for the Nationwide Series. We both saw it as a way of differentiating the series from Sprint Cup. We loved the idea, so we jumped on the chance to extend Mustang's racing legacy to a new series reaching a huge and loyal audience.”
Ford currently uses the Fusion model in Sprint Cup and Nationwide competition.
Ford is the first manufacturer to officially announce its model of the new car for the Nationwide Series, though Toyota officials have long said it will use the Camry when the new car hits the track.
Chevrolet will likely use the Impala and Dodge the Challenger in the Nationwide Series.
NASCAR held two meetings Tuesday, one with owners to talk about the car’s rollout and the other with car builders and crew chiefs. The car’s rules have been finalized, and teams can begin building them once templates are given out within the next two weeks.
“We’re excited about the new car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and particularly the new body styles such as the Ford Mustang,” NASCAR President Mike Helton said. “It’s going to be one good-looking race car.”
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Andi said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 4:46 PMNOW that's a race car!
gwen_susie388 said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 5:06 PMThe Mustang is the only car that Ford has that I like.
SS396Chevelle said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 5:43 PMLove it, but Chevy needs to be the Camaro in, Charger is fine for Dodge. Prius for Toyota.
Phoenix987 said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 6:08 PMToyota's going to use the Camry because, as they said, a Corolla and an Avalon are just too similar to the Camry. It would almost not make sense for them to switch to a different model because the Camry is used as the basis of both other vehicles.
gwen_susie388 said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 6:17 PMI agree with you on that Camaro thingy SS396.
nascarfan247 said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 6:23 PMthats a cool car and i dont like fords
jdunaway65 said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 6:32 PMSS396 -- I agree about the Camaro, but I think the Challenger is more of a Muscle Car than the Charger is (at least the street version current models, NOT the classic ones!), so I would like to see it being Mustang, Camaro, Challenger and whatever for Toyoya. That's not a jab at Toyota, I just don't know their models well enough to have an opinion on which car they should run...
SBeau said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 7:11 PMChevy using the impala? Way to drop the ball GM...
kahnefan said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 7:21 PMDodge is using the Challenger.
SS396Chevelle said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 8:09 PMI hope Chevy is smart enough to follow ford and use the camaro. # 7 You are right the Challenger is a sharper looking car and I love seeing that model with the Hemi engine in it. It looks like a true muscle car. #9 Is that true? The way the article reads it sure looks like Dodge will be back next year which is good news.
kahnefan said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 8:54 PMI am pretty sure that it is, on all the websites that I have read it on said they were using the challenger, but I wouldn't go out and place money on it since it's not official yet. : )
SS396Chevelle said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 9:00 PMI sure like the change. It would be a good move for Dodge to go to the Challenger.
CrazyClyde said:
Jul 28, 2009 at 9:25 PMIf these cars do make it, watch the tv ratings and track attendance soar for nationwide. Hopefully this version of the COT won't be an issue.
racinghcr said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 1:14 AMIt's only fitting that America's first and runaway favorite "Muscle Car"- the FORD MUSTANG race in Nascar ! What an awesome looking race machine!! Hope GM (Government Motors!) races the Hummer if Hussein Obummer permits them! Ford has the BEST lineup of vehicles in Quality,Fuel Mileage,Safety Ratings,Engineering,Styling,over -all Performance of any auto maker ,and Ford's sales are booming compared to the other tax-supported losers and foreign owned auto companies out there ! Go FORD! The only truly AMERICAN OWNED automaker now ! DRIVE one--like the 2010 MUSTANG!!
Rainier said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 6:35 AMI wonder if they will redesign future mustangs to better resemble the Nationwide car, which no doubt will be quite different due to aerodynamics.
rcarter1410 said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 7:27 AMImpala? I'm a chevy guy, and Ford just "outcooled" us by about 3,000%.
Rainier said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 7:57 AMThe more I think about this, the more I really want Mustang v. Camaro v. Challenger. If the racing is good with the new cars, the Nationwide may become my favorite series over cup. And poor Toyota. They have no muscle cars. Maybe they can bring back the Supra.
SS396Chevelle said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 8:19 AM#17 When I first read this article I thought what would toyota have except the Supra. #14 at least you appreciate Ford. I'm a Chevy man and the Camaro would look awesome in the NW series no matter what you think of GM, along with the Dodge Challenger. Give GM and it's 88,000 American workers a chance to prove themselves.
JGR_P1 said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 11:24 AM#3 Toyota should use the Prius?? LMAO
http://www.toyota.com/modelselector/
Out of the models out the Camry Solara would be their best bet. Even though they will use the camry, if I were them I would go with the Solara. If you hit cars you can then hit concept and you will see they currently dont have any concepts to match the sports cars either except a 2 seater roadster.
mayhemracing said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 2:38 PM#3 made my day with the Prius comment. Hilarious!!!! I think Mustang, Camaro, Challenger, & (whatever) toyota would be awesome. At least we would be able to visually tell the difference between cup cars and NW cars by something other than a number or color. Granted with the COT being used in cup and the non COT being used in NW, it is easy to tell the difference because they are completely different platforms. However, before the COT, it was, for example, a Taurus painted one way for the NW race, and another identical looking car painted differently and with a different number for the cup race. Very boring to me. I would welcome the muscle cars to the NW series with open arms. Much much cooler to make a race car out of one of those than some boring old Impala or Fusion. I think it would appeal to the younger fan base as well, which is something Nascar needs right now.
wnagata said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 2:38 PMToyota shoud run the Pius, Hybred.
but the drivers must wear organic hemp race suits.
They should also be required to broadcast recorded 8 cylinder exhaust sounds from 120 inch woofers facing the grand stands. this all can be solar powered, to keep theme going!
DickHURTZ said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 2:41 PMJust so they don't look like boxes with decals on them like the Cup cars. That's where NASCAR dropped the ball by making all the cars the same except the engines. They all use Ford's rear ends. Win on Sunday but you can't by a car on Monday that looks like a Cup car........Lost a lot of fans since the COT was introduced, but NASCAR doesn't see it that way...........
topsolutions99 said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 2:56 PMHaven't y'all heard FORD has a plan.
DickHURTZ said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 3:08 PMFord plans on staying afloat and not take our tax money. Government Motors has to follow Obama's Administration rules. They can hardly market their products right now....
kkippingaia said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 3:30 PMSorry gang, but this car, like all of the others, just looks like the same old funny box with a big mustang front end decal. The mustangs, challengers, and camaros are all really cool looking cars, but these "stock cars" will all be the same except for the decals. Don't get me wrong, I still love seeing fast cars going around in circles, but long for the day when we can see racing with cars we can identify with.
Werner said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 3:44 PMnice picture, but i wonder what the actual car will look like...the previous pic that we have seen of the "Challenger" had a higher front hood line on it...and we know darn well the sides will be flat....
SS396Chevelle said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 4:40 PM#24 If Chevy can't market their products why are sales up? If you can answer that one then tell me why Red Bull is looking so much into dumping toyota for Chevy? BTW thanks for your money, my pension check is in my account on the 3rd of the month.
Pepper said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 4:45 PMMaybe Toyota will build a Nation wide car in the US like they do the Camry. Chevy may use their new Cruze model.
DickHURTZ said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 5:04 PM#27 THEIR SALES ARE UP BECAUSE THEIR SALES WERE LOW, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS LAST YEAR DURING THIS PERIOD. PLUS THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM WILL SPUR SALES FOR (GM) GOVERNMENT MOTORS. THE GOVERMENT IS MAKING THEM SCALE BACK ON THEIR MARKETING, LESS MONEY TO NASCAR TEAMS AND ECT. - DON'T YOU REMEMBER? - IT WAS ONLY A MONTH AGO.......
DickHURTZ said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 5:06 PMI'M NOT SAYING GM'S CAR IS BAD THE MALIBU AND THE CAMERO ARE BOTH GOOD LOOKING CARS AND YES THERE SALES ARE UP.
Pepper said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 5:13 PM#27 What paper do you read? The sales that are UP 20% are those over the 1st quarter which were down 38.4%. Overall GM's sales are still DOWN 15% from this time last year.
Pepper said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 5:16 PMActually GM sales are still down 15% from this time last year. The sales that are up 2nd quarter(20%) are those that were above the 1st quarter which were down 38.4%
keith308 said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 5:32 PMToyota has to build their cars is the US if they will race them in NASCAR. They surely won't give American's more jobs by building another brand here.
grumpyjim52 said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 5:50 PMA throwback to the late 60's when Bud Moore fielded two Cougars, then two Mach1's in the Can Am Series. This is what the Sprint Cup Series COT should have looked like, with a large rear spoiler. Dump that stupid looking rear wing that belongs on four cylinder 'rice rockets' in the Rolex series.
nascarnutsheeler said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 5:54 PMNow that looks like a stock car
GM3Amp88 said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 6:00 PMI hope GM goes to the Camaro. The new Camaro is going to put Chevy back on the top of sales.If you don't believe that,go to a dealer and try to buy one. But then again, if you want one of those so called ( #14 ) Favorite muscle cars, just go to any used car lot !
BILLFAN50 said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 6:02 PMThe car looks good, but will they address the aero problems they have with the cot. #26,your right about the sides and I bet it will crab going down the straight away.
Count_Culo said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 6:04 PMAre you people serious??... only thing even remotely related to Ford will be the engine... the rest of it will be a NASCAR racecar... it will be identical to whatever GM, Dodge and Toyota will be racing, except it will have a Ford engine and will be painted to look like a mustang... if you buy into this B.S., then you must be the same fools that believe John Force drives a Ford Mustang in the NHRA!!!
Personalyl, I doubt that Dodge will be in NNWS (or any other type) racing by the end of 2010, so that question is moot...
BTW, if it's sitting in Victory lane at the end of a NNWS race, it's most likely a Toyota!!!....
C_C
SS396Chevelle said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 8:10 PM#38 you are missing the point completely. The majority of race fans love muscle cars, and the need for power and speed. Ford's idea of using a Mustang is a great idea as is Dodge for going to the Challenger. Chevy needs to step up and put the Camaro out there. I grew up with street muscle cars and street racing, etc and there is nothing like the feel a muscle car gives you. The Mustang GT, Dodge Challenger with it's hemi engine and now the Chevy Camaro with it's 425 HP engine are allowing people to enjoy muscle cars once again.
SS396Chevelle said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 8:22 PM#22 I agree the COT has nothing about it that would prompt a Nascar fan into buying a car. 43 cars and they all are exactly the same. If the move was to make everyone equal that was a failure for sure. I can remember when at the track you could actually see a Chevy, Ford, Olds, Plymouth, Pontiac racing. Now you are just watching numbers go by.
jbbigrod said:
Jul 29, 2009 at 8:25 PMI agree with #14. - - - Way to go FORD. - - - I disagree #38, a lot.
dannyseibert said:
Jul 30, 2009 at 5:18 PMTHE NASCAR CARS WILL KILL NATIONWIDE THE SAME AS IT IS KILLING CUP!!!!
racinforlife said:
Aug 2, 2009 at 5:43 AMThis 'stang looks awesome, bring it on!!
xbrownsx said:
Aug 11, 2009 at 7:22 AMThis will give the Nationwide series the boost it needs. This would give the CUP series the boost it needs!!
Anyway, GM should run the Camaro. Love the plan of DODGE with the Challenger (I own a Challenger SRT-8, it snaps necks on the street better than any Mustang or Corvette. I see people in oncoming traffic pointing and rubber necking my Challenger as we pass, even have had people flip a U-turn to look at the car. Only bad thing, is I don't leave it unattended, if you get my point. No mall or grocery shopping, but that's not why I bought this car to begin with) Ford with the new Mustang (I like the styling tweaks, have driven a '10 Mustang GT - nice car)
Could you imagine the sheer coolness when Nationwide series goes to a road course? Racing with modern Challengers / Mustangs / Camaros??! Is it 1970 all over again??!
Yes!!!
austinh said:
Aug 12, 2009 at 5:45 PMCash for clunkers is all tax money all the car companies are partaking in this scheme so in theory they are all government motors THINK have a nice day.