Beneath this system, dubbed ‘Mission 91,’ Trackhouse Racing will enter the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 a minimum of as soon as in the course of the the rest of this Cup season with plans to develop this system sooner or later.
The primary worldwide driver to take part in this system will probably be introduced with the following few days.
Sources informed Motorsport.com that among the many sequence Trackhouse is seeking to goal for drivers are Components 1, IndyCar and sports activities automotive racing.
Trackhouse Racing, a division of Trackhouse Leisure Group, presently fields two full-time Cup Collection groups with drivers Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez.
“Mission 91’s mission is to activate the intersection level of NASCAR racing and international motorsport tradition,” mentioned Justin Marks, co-owner of Trackhouse Racing together with Grammy award-winning rapper PitBull.
“I actually consider the NexGen automotive represents a chance for NASCAR to enter the worldwide skilled motorsport dialog.
“We now have a race car with worldwide technological relevance the place world-class drivers from different disciplines can compete at NASCAR’s highest stage with out the steep studying curve that the earlier era vehicles required.”
Marks mentioned the addition of a number of new elements to the Subsequent Gen automotive design, together with diffusers, unbiased rear suspension and a sequential gearbox have helped make the automotive a neater transition for drivers in different worldwide motorsport sequence.
“With the formation of Mission 91, Trackhouse has opened the door for international champions whereas starting the method of scaling into an internationally acknowledged racing model,” Marks mentioned.