Ford Performance unveiled on Thursday the redesinged Mustang that it'll use to contest NASCAR Xfinity Series races, beginning with the 2020 season.
“Ford and NASCAR have enjoyed a long and storied partnership, and the iconic Mustang has solidified its place within that legacy with an impressive performance in the NASCAR Xfinity Series,” NASCAR Managing Director of Racing Operations and International Development Ben Kennedy said. “We’re looking forward to seeing what the newest generation of the Mustang will do on the track.”
Ford shifted from the Fusion to the Mustang nameplate for Xfinity Series competition gradually, running the Mustang in a handful of races in 2010 before going going full bore with it the following year.
“When you think of muscle cars you think of Mustang, and for us in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, this is huge,” Xfinity Series driver Cole Custer said. "Anytime you get a new body style, it’s going to mean improved performance, and that’s something we’re all excited about. "I hear from Ford fans all the time about how happy they are that we’re racing Mustang in NASCAR, and I think they’re going to be even happier once they see this new car on the track.”
Since the switch to Mustang, Ford has won three drivers' championships in the Xfinity Series — two with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and another with Chris Buescher — and six owner's championships in the series with Roush Fenway Racing, Team Penske and Stewart-Haas Racing.
“We’ve always talked about Mustang being a car that was born to race, and it’s been gratifying to see it performing so well in multiple series around the world,” Ford Performance Motorsports Global Director Mark Rushbrook said. “It’s a credit to all of our engineers and teams that have worked so hard to make Mustang a championship contender right out of the box.”
Here is a video of the 2020 Xfinity Series Mustang:
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