Chevy has unveiled the 2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Nascar Cup race car, which it says is the start of a new era in Chevy motorsports. The unique Camaro ZL1 will make its competition debut next February during Daytona Speedweeks, which kicks off the 2018 Nascar season.

2018 Camaro ZL1 Nascar Cup Race Car

“Chevrolet, Camaro and ZL1 are all synonymous with winning, both on and off the track,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president of GM Global Product Development. “We are thrilled to run Camaro in NASCAR next year, with the time-honored and track-tested ZL1 badge, and we’re just as excited for our drivers, teams, fans and customers.”

To develop the Camaro ZL1 Nascar Cup race car, Chevy engineers employed an array of tools, including computational fluid dynamics analysis and reduced-scale and full-scale wind-tunnel testing, to optimize aerodynamic performance while maintaining the ZL1’s design character.

2018 Camaro ZL1 Nascar Cup Race Car

“Racers have long relied on Camaro to win races and championships in amateur and professional sports car and drag racing, as well as the NASCAR XFINITY Series,” said Jim Campbell, vice president, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “We look forward to racing the Camaro ZL1 in the premier Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.”

Source: Chevy