JMO it's cool that NASCAR is sending over their vehicles from Hendricks to rep the USA, and get more people interested in the sport. From the reports it was one of the more popular vehicles at LeMans 24 hour race, more so than the leading Ferraris, LMP cars etc. and without the lone transmission problem it was one fast car on the track.

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Garage 56 NASCAR Camaro Continues Its European Assault This Weekend

enson Button and Mike Rockenfeller are returning to action at Goodwood.

Following a successful 24 Hours of Le Mans appearance, NASCAR's Garage 56 has returned to the motorsport scene with its modified No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The stock car impressed the world by completing the 100th edition of the endurance race in 39th, clocking faster laps than GTE Am cars.

For the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Garage 56 has been scheduled to make seven hill climb runs over four days. Behind the wheel are 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button and 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller. Both drivers piloted the car at Le Mans alongside seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.



The team hasn't brought the same Le Mans Camaro to West Sussex, England, though. Instead, the duo will use the Garage 56 program backup car powered by a 5.8-liter V8 engine developed by Hendrick Motorsports. The stock car is also said to have shaved off 240 lbs from the standard NASCAR Cup Series spec of 3,200 lbs.

"The Garage 56 program has been an overwhelming success for us in further introducing motorsports fans from around the world to NASCAR," said John Doonan, IMSA President and Garage 56 Program Manager.

"Taking the Garage 56 Car to the Goodwood Festival of Speed gives us another chance to bring the world of stock racing to fans of a wide variety of motorsports."