Ford Motor Company showed off the new model it will race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series this season Monday. The new NASCAR Fusion, which hits the track next month at Daytona Speedweeks was shown for the first time at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The new model has been updated for the first time since NASCAR allowed manufacturers to racecars that more closely resemble their showroom counterparts three years ago.
Ford updated the model to closer match the components on the 2017 Ford Fusion production car. The model includes the new digital dashboard system that is mandatory this season. With it teams can switch between as many as 16 preset screens to display information with three different graphic looks.
“There’s no mistaking we’re here to win races and championships,” said Dave Pericak, global director, Ford Performance. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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