Ford appears to be readying a new NASCAR Cup car for 2027 as a car with familiar blue camouflage was spotted testing today during a Goodyear tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway. That camo appears to match the customized wrap that we have seen on the Ford hypercar prototype overseas. Teams and manufacturers are testing at Charlotte ahead of a new intermediate package for 2027.
Ford announced earlier this year that they planned to debut a new Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC at the 2027 Daytona 500 which is likely the car that was seen testing today at Charlotte.
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The car that was seen testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway today appeared to have a 38 decal on the door which likely means that Zane Smith and Front Row Motorsports were chosen for this test. We have reached out to Ford Racing and Front Row Motorsports for confirmation and details of the car seen at the test but have not received any comments at this time.
We reached out to NASCAR to learn more details about the test and they shared that it is a “Goodyear test to hone in on the intermediate tire for 2027.” They also confirmed that cars that are testing are the No. 3 for Chevrolet, No.38 for Ford, and No. 43 for Toyota.
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