Jenson Button was “amazed” by how well testing has gone with NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry, and believes it will be a 'fan favorite' at the LeMans24 this year.
Jenson Button has been “amazed” at how well testing has gone with NASCAR’s Garage 56 Le Mans 24 Hours entry and believes fans will take quickly to the stock car entry.The 2009 Formula 1 world champion will join seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and former Le Mans overall winner Mike Rockenfeller in driving a modified version of the Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 race car, which is this year’s Garage 56 entry in the French endurance classic.
The NASCAR entry is a collaboration of the sanctioning body, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet, IMSA and Goodyear.“They definitely will like what they see,” Button said of Le Mans fans. “It does look like a Cup car with a few winglets on it. We haven’t put a rear wing on the car because we don’t want it to look that different to Cup car.
“Just like I’m sure Kimi racing and myself racing and Jordan Taylor racing brings another fan base to the sport. These are all great things for NASCAR and I really do hope it keeps improving the fan base. It really is a special spectacle.”Since the official announcement last month of Button’s addition to the Garage 56 driver lineup, he has participated in tests of the vehicle on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Sebring and earlier this week at Circuit of the Americas.
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