Toyota FIAWEC team principal and Le Mans winner kamui_kobayashi will make his NASCAR Cup debut at the Indianapolis road course in August with 23XI Racing. ⬇️
and basketball legend Michael Jordan comes following similar one-off appearances this season by fellow ex-Formula 1 drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button with Trackhouse Racing and Rick Ware Racing respectively at Circuit of the Americas.
“Kamui shares the passion for motorsports that all of us at Toyota and TRD USA live every day so it will be exciting to show him our NASCAR programme with him behind the wheel of one of our TRD Camrys.” In 2002, Hideo Fukuyama became the first Japanese driver to qualify for a NASCAR Cup race. Kobayashi is set to become the second.“NASCAR is something different in the culture of motorsports compared to Japan and Europe – as a driver, it’s the American dream,” he said.
“I really appreciate this opportunity from TRD, U.S.A. and of course Toyota Motor North America and Toyota Gazoo Racing.
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