Ford Mustang will ride in NASCAR's Nationwide Series in 2010

[6 Shooter]

For the first time in its long history, the Ford Mustang will ride in NASCAR starting next season, bringing the modern muscle-car wars to the racetrack.

The Mustang will roll out on a limited basis in the Nationwide Series. Testing of the first cars will start this fall.

The Dodge Challenger, the Chevrolet Impala SS and the Toyota Camry are expected be the Nationwide cars next season, NASCAR.com reports.

The iconic ‘Stang has a long history in racing, including NHRA, Grand-Am and Formula D drifting.

“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,” said Brian Wolfe, director of Ford North America Motorsports. “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.”

The Mustang will join the Fusion (Sprint Cup) and the F-Series (Camping World Truck Series) as racers from the Blue Oval.

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[jrose7004]

I wish GM would put the Camaro in the Nationwide series.

 

[Mike G]

I wish GM would put the Camaro in the Nationwide series.

Don't worry Jrose, it's not a big deal since Nascar is motorized entertainment, not racing. Nordschleife lap times are much more meaningful - for example, 7min, 26 sec in a ZR-1. It will be interesting to see what the new Camaro will do there but that ride needs a diet, bigtime!

 

[6 Shooter]

I've heard the Mustang, Camaro and Challenger will be racing in the future, ...

...I wonder what sportscar ToYoda will use!

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L8TR - D

 

[jrose7004]

Probably when Obama bans GM from racing and makes them sell off performance cars they'll use the new Toyota Corvette that they'll buy from G.M.hnoes

 

[vett boy]

I'm glad that WE still have a North American (US ,Can ) car company left.Bring on Mustang