NASCAR chairman Jim France keeps a love affair with Le Mans alive.
A Cadillac V-Series.R and a Porsche 963 from teams competing in IMSA’s GTP class and a Camaro headed for Garage 56 crossed the Atlantic in May ahead of this month's 24 Hours of Le Mans.that will race from the Garage 56 reserved for special entries at Le Mans was France’s idea before the Next Gen cars ever hit the track.
NASCAR chairman France more recently acted as the chief architect on the American side of the new and ballyhooed convergence with Le Mans that will have IMSA GTP hybrid cars competing in the Hypercar category against the Le Mans Hypercars at this year’s race.And that Camaro ZL1 that will race from the Garage 56 reserved for special entries at Le Mans? It was France’s idea before the Next Gen cars ever hit the track.
“Dick Brooks drove the Ford over there in ’76 and when he came back, he told me how popular the cars were with the fans,” said France. “I feel like a lot of fans may have seen our cars on TV but haven’t seen one up close or in person. I think it’s going to be good way to get one of our cars in front of people.”Getty Images
Jenson Button, center, and Jimmie Johnson, right, will team with Mike Rockenfeller to drive the NASCAR Garage 56 entry. Jordan Taylor, left, is a driving coach for the team.“Once we got the car developed, we talked some more,” said France of his conversations with Fillon. “I broached the subject with Rick Hendrick to see if he would be interested in doing a car and I talked to Mark Reuss about helping and supporting us. And I talked to Goodyear.
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