NASCAR Le Mans Garage 56 experiment was a success

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A standard Cup car weighs in at a mandated 3,200 lb (1,451kg), while the minimum weight in the GTE class, the performance yardstick NASCAR was working to, is 1,254kg. To get the Garage 56 machine in the performance window while keeping the tires alive would require it to go on a diet. Impressively, the team managed to take around 225kg out of it.

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The Garage 56 project began testing for the French endurance classic before the end of the year. The stock car racing sanctioning body has now revealed the specifications and livery of the.

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After 10 tests with more than 7,500 miles logged, two Garage 56 cars, the primary and a backup, were shipped to France to introduce NASCAR to the world. And in that regard the team won even before.

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NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports unveiled the full specs for their Garage 56 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 that will race the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. During an announcement in Daytona International Speedway victory lane, the livery for the Next Gen also was revealed for the June 10-11 race.

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The G56 entry also carries project-specific Goodyear Eagle racing tires and special aerodynamic devices - dive planes, plus a more robust front splitter and rear diffuser - which have been featured.

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NASCAR has unveiled the livery of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 it plans to race as the Garage 56 entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which includes a return to racing for Jenson Button. Charles.

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The Garage 56 NASCAR entry has completed the 2023 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ran as high as 27th and was ahead of the entire GTE-Am field after 20 hours, Up to this point, the car had no real issues and no offs to speak of. But unfortunately, after twenty hours and nine minutes.

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NASCAR Next Gen Garage 56 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Specs: Length: 195.4" / 4,961 mm. Width: 78.6" / 1,996.4 mm. Height: 50.4" / 1,280 mm. Wheelbase: 110" / 2,794 mm. Weight: 2,960 lbs / 1,342.

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March 17, 2022: Launch at Sebring — The Garage 56 initiative takes flight with an announcement at Sebring International Raceway that a modified Next Gen stock car would take on the 24 Hours of.

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The Garage 56 contingent completed a years-long journey just after 4 p.m. local time in Le Mans, France, by doing exactly what it set out to: complete the 24-hour endurance race in a modified.

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Garage 56 crew chief Greg Ives said the test car accumulated approximately 1,500 miles during the two days, running for roughly 9 1/2 hours of the 12-hour testing block on Wednesday. By late.

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This is the sentiment that led to the creation of the Garage 56 Camaro, a celebration of the 75th anniversary of NASCAR at the centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans. NASCAR itself has partnered with.

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Jun 9, 2023 At Le Mans, at long last, we race Jun 8, 2023 Special edition Garage 56 Chevrolet Camaros set for limited production Jun 8, 2023 Jordan Taylor provides Le Mans guidance as 'coach'.

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The Hendrick Motorsports-built Garage 56 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 tester debuted Monday at Virginia International Raceway, marking only the program's second on-track session ahead of a proposed.

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The NASCAR Garage 56 Camaro Has Been Faster Than Every GTE Car At Le Mans The modified stock car is over 5 seconds per lap faster than the GTE field By Ryan Erik King Published June 7, 2023.

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