24 Hours of Le Mans: Jenson Button can’t wait to enter NASCAR car alongside racing legends - ‘So much fun!’

Garage 56 will be home to a very special entry at 24 Hours of Le Mans 2023 as the Hendrick Motorsports team will be entering a modified version of the new generation of NASCAR cars. The Chevrolet Camaro LZ1 will be doing its best in the legendary endurance race, a fantastic opportunity for a different audience to see what NASCAR cars are capable of.

Ad And it will contain an all-star driver line-up. Le Mans 24hrButton joins NASCAR legend Johnson and Rockenfeller in star Le Mans team01/02/2023 AT 09:50 The team consists of 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson.

Speaking about the event, Button said: “I've tried, I'm trying, something very different: F1 car, super light, a lot of downforce, not really that much mechanical grip; Stockcar, no downforce, really heavy! “But it's so much fun! And when you hear that rumble go past, it just puts the biggest smile on my face and my being again, you know, a kid. «It's that what excites me, that adrenaline rush you get from the sound and the visceral experience of a NASCAR stock car.

That just reminds me of ‘Days of Thunder’.” Highlights: Toyota take dominant 1-2 in 1000 Miles of Sebring, Ferrari struggle on debut 'That's what excites me' — Jenson Button on driving for NASCAR at 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota take dream one-two win in opening round of WEC season Johnson added: “Yes, I think it's been a great experience for all of us. “You know my experience in stock cars.

You know, maybe I'm a little more relaxed in some areas of the performance of the car because it's just what they do. “But it's nice to have Rocky's opinion and Jenson's opinion about a car with a lot