Button will race against another F1 champion in Kimi Raikkonen in the Cup field in Texas.
Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 champion, will be driving a Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing at Circuit of the Americas on March 26.Button is also scheduled to drive for NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR's Garage 56 entry at Le Mans this summer.
Jenson Button, the 2009 F1 champion, will be driving a Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing. The race will mark Button's Cup Series debut, and it will be one of three Cup Series races on his 2023 schedule. He also plans to race in the Chicago street-course race on July 2 and at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Aug. 13.Raikkonen will be making his second career Cup startRick Ware Racing is receiving promotional support from Stewart-Haas Racing and Mobil 1 for Button's race effort at COTA.
“Obviously, racing a Cup car is very different than what I’m used to," Button said."It’s a lot heavier with a lot less power and, basically, no downforce. It’s got a sequential gearbox where you need to blip the throttle, so there’s lots of stuff to learn in a very short space of time. “The first time I jumped into the Garage 56 car, it was like, ‘What have I done?" Button said."This is so different,’ and that lasted about four laps. Then it was like, ‘Hang on, it’s still a race car. It’s got four tires that touch the road. It’s a mechanical race car, which is even better for learning.’ I’ve really enjoyed the challenge."
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