At Randall Reed’s Planet Ford in Humble (serving Atascocita, Kingwood, Conroe, Katy, Houston areas), our team loves NASCAR and so do many of customers. That’s why we wanted to share the latest news from Ford Performance. Last week, the American automaker revealed their new NASCAR Xfinity Series Ford Mustang that will be racing in 2020. How cool is that? It is the fifth all-new motorsports Mustang in the past year. It was developed by both Ford Design and the Ford Performance Technical Center; which is where development tools and simulators are advancing both race and production vehicles for Ford customers.
This awesome, all-new Mustang will join the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, National Hot Rod Association Funny Car division, Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, and grassroots Cobra Jet, which have all been in the winner’s circle in their respective forms of racing.
All of the new racing Mustangs were projects that included members of Ford’s engineering and aerodynamics teams Technical Center in Concord, NC. Over the years, the facility has evolved from racing-only to a test-bed of development for production vehicles as well as motorsports including the all–new 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500.
“We’ve always talked about Mustang being a car that was born to race, and it’s been gratifying to see it performing so well in multiple series around the world,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “It’s a credit to all of our engineers and teams that have worked so hard to make Mustang a championship contender right out of the box.”
In addition to the new motorsports Mustangs, Ford also competes with the Mustang GT4 in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series in North America, and the FIA British GT4 Championship in Europe.
In 2019, Team Penske captured five of the first 15 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events with drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick has also won two Cup events, including this past weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
“Ford and NASCAR have enjoyed a long and storied partnership, and the iconic Mustang has solidified its place within that legacy with an impressive performance in the NASCAR Xfinity Series,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR managing director of racing operations and international development. “We’re looking forward to seeing what the newest generation of the Mustang will do on the track.”
The previous generation of the Xfinity Mustang hit the road to race full-time in 2011, and was part of winning the driver’s championship three times and the owner’s title on six occasions. The all-new NASCAR Xfinity Series Mustang will debut at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2020.
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