Le Mans vs. NASCAR | The Divide of Motorsport

[@aaronmachado13]

Cadillac in the hypercar class getting podium , corvette winning the GTE class and the Garage56 car finishing the race was all extremely impressive for GM, Hopefully with IMSA and WEC working together, NASCAR bringing more international drivers like Kimi Raikkonen and Shane Van Gisberg, Indycar getting Kyle Larson and the SRX series. We enter an age of motorsport community where we all respect each different disciplines whether 2 wheels or 4 and off-road or asphalt.

[@Mayank_Maximum]

Gm has become reliable but

[@tenkamenincrowder3486]

@NANCY PELOSI DOES INSIDER TRADING CRIMINAL THEFT they don’t move out the way

[@alexblackwood8465]

To me that no longer a Nascar it racing a track that's not an oval doing this that Nascar don't not do

[@Bob46374]

Let’s call him the Giz

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

​@@alexblackwood8465there's long been at least some road courses in the schedule for NASCAR. There's 6 on the schedule for 2023.

[@tootallbob]

In an interview with Jimmie Johnson during the race, he said that during a full course caution that he could see large groups of spectators waving and cheering at him as he passed by the stands. This car was a fan-favorite all week leading up to and during the race.

[@roryk101]

I was there, and everyone seemed to love the car and the drivers

[@philmariop]

It's the 100th year since the beginning, but not the 100th event. That's another decade ahead.

[@AlexMartini.]

You’re correct! 91st race, centennial event!

[@adamhayden5152]

Damn wars!!

[@Ramtamtama]

@@adamhayden5152 damn Suez Oil Crisis and the French going on strike

[@RRaquello]

And for all the talk of "heritage" Le Mans 100th anniversary comes more than 10 years after Indianapolis's 100th anniversary. So whom has the "heritage"?

[@randallsheriff3529]

​@@RRaquello damn that's one of the dumbest comments I've seen lmfao

[@15DEAN1995]

the fact the pit crew was 5th in the pitstop challenge using a manual jack shows just how insane nascar pitstops are. i know f1 pitstops are crazy but they have someone on every corner of the car, while nascar and le mans do one side then the other with a more limited number of people, so they cant really be compared

[@Drift_Potato402]

Saying that they got 5th is an understatement. They got 5th overall, when compared to the prototypes. THEY WERE 1ST WHEN COMPARED TO THE GTEs

[@CGrantMaledy]

Yeah, and that’s not the best pit crew in nascar.

[@joeyager8479]

There's no refueling during F1 pit stops. They're required to run the entire race with what's onboard at the satrt.

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

I watched a video comparing pitstops across motorsports, and NASCAR pitstops turned out to be much faster than GT pitstops even with NASCAR running 5 lugs instead of center lugs.

[@RRaquello]

In 1965, Jimmy Clark won the Indianapolis 500 with the Wood Brothers pitting his car. Yeah, the Wood Brothers, the famous number 21 car of NASCAR. They pitted Clark's car because they were the best pit crew in any racing series in the world and because shitty pit work the year before by Lotus's F1 crew ruined Clark's chances at winning the race. So Ford brought in the Wood Brothers to make sure it didn't happen again.

[@Official_MikeyT]

That Camaro could have finished near 20th overall if they didn't have to do a gearbox replacement. It was faster than every GTE and had a roster of legends who could have plucked off some of the slower Dentist-piloted LMP2s.

[@rickyricardo2006]

The nascar car was a one-off category entry. It wasn’t meant to compete directly with the gt or any other category, although it did pretty good against them. If nascar comes back, they’ll probably have a more healthy roster of nascar cars competing against each other.

[@robertpaulsen969]

Ah, good ol' GM gearboxes.

[@aztronomy7457]

those slower LMP's most likely had problems too. A significant portion of the Le Mans field is limping.

[@devynlich00]

​@@robertpaulsen969 if we're getting into specifics for what they replaced it was the Driveline

[@dojo626]

It’s extremely impressive for a car, not really designed to race a 24hr endurance race but just adapted to do so, to even finish!!! Go Murica’!!!

[@mikewozawski1634]

I'm a muscle car guy and I loved that they raced the cup car. People forget that even old impalas used to race in Europe back in the day

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

Not me.

[@flyincoach]

Fords going next year with their Mustang GT3 so look out for that.

[@pablo4yu]

I genuinely want a camero now🤣 no bs i would love to sell my hellcat for that new 2024 zl1 garage 56 edition

[@rdramos13]

​@@flyincoach So will Aston Martin, Porsche, and Ferrari

[@c0ya1]

​@@flyincoachBust out the darkhorse.

[@carreviewer6345]

I like all types of automobile motorsports

[@neblolthecarnerd]

Same. Everything has something else to offer. Nothing but loss for being closed minded

[@BG_Just_Me]

the true car enthousiast opinion

[@AlexMartini.]

This man gets it 😏🎉

[@Novusa]

More if a nascar fan

[@Novusa]

I respect tho

[@revelare_xvii6269]

The fact that it even finished the race at all is a big W for Nascar. If this doesn’t attract newcomers to watch stock car racing idk what will.

[@hehe-IgoBRRRR]

Definitely, especially that the hp and rpm they push could blow out after maybe five hours max on a regular basis.

[@timmyjimothy6773]

how about using actual stock cars again

[@weirdfan88]

They'll probably get turned off by all the gimmicky bs Nascar does now once they start watching more

[@NuttyOwlGames]

@@timmyjimothy6773 I was just about to say it hasn’t been “stock car” racing for awhile now lol

[@sinistermaul306]

As a long time NASCAR fan, you were impressed to see a NASCAR stock car drive on a road course? That's awesome. NASCAR has been going to road courses for years and I honestly wish they did more road courses. I was happy to see them in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Definitely seemed to be the loudest car out there.

[@SVGSig]

Seemed? it was BY FAR the loudest

[@skippingrhyme4386]

They have 7 Races scheduled on Road Courses thi syear alone!

[@leomendoza450]

A 60/40 or 50:50 oval/road schedule would put them close to super cars n Indy in terms of entertainment

[@goncalorock8160]

Dont want to be a hater but you guys should know that was not a nascar race car at Le Mans, it was extensively modified, included de chassis, suspension and so on... I think it was a wonderfull idea, a marketing move that can work both ways but just dont get to cocky, that was not a Nascar race car

[@D41Michigan]

​@@goncalorock8160 except it was a nascar race car. The only things I can see that are different are the lights, side mirrors and some of the aero package on the rear. Chassis wise it's the same. The engine was detuned for longevity. The current nascar race cars aren't the cars of old. They are 4 wheel independent suspension, 6 speed sequential gearbox, direct injected engines and have center lugs. Hell the thing was built by Hendrick Motorsports, a Nascar team 😅

[@spdcrzy]

What's hilarious to me is that it's running a FIVE SPEED gearbox. AT LE MANS. If they optimized the aero a bit more for higher top speeds, added a 6 or even 7 speed sequential, and gave it some more power (it was HEAVILY detuned), it would easily be running LMP2-level lap times. I'd love to see Cup Cars become a fully homologated FIA WEC category. How fucking cool would that be?!

[@after_midnight9592]

I'd prefer to see them in its own class, like Australian V8. Leave it at the 700 HP tune or whatever it was and run with it. I think it could seriously rival the GT3 class.

[@shadowguy128]

The nextgen uses 5 speed gearbox that’s why also the 650 hp is 20 HP less than what is used in the cup series

[@randipoling635]

Actually, I think it ran a 6-speed.

[@jaiganticpooey3012]

It had 6 gears not 5

[@RetroWolf0498]

​@@jaiganticpooey3012 it was a five speed. The commentators made a comment about how fast it was for only having 5 gears.

[@bego1495]

This has to be the future of Nascar. The Aero and full lights looks absolutely fantastic on the cup cars. I've never been a fan but some of the events they are doing are finally shaking things up. With the Colosseum event in LA and the street race coming up in Chicago things are really changing. The caveat is that this will upset lots of traditional oval racing fans. It's a tough needle to thread but I hope they pull it off and come up with something truly modern and unique for the future of the sport.

[@Skessel48]

It wont be. Aero will ruin the fun of NASCAR because it’ll be easy to drive. The fun of nascar is that they are extremely difficult to drive which is on purpose. This thing was made to be a racecar for non wreckfests

[@RodrigoGarcia510]

@@Skessel48 Aero just makes the car faster, if someone finds it easier they are not going fast enough, also makes the car unpredictable, crosswind or a bump in the road can u unsettle the car a lot

[@Skessel48]

@@RodrigoGarcia510 no. More aero makes the car more stable so you can hold more speed in the corners. It actually makes you slower since there’s more drag. If you give a nascar aero they pretty much wont ever lift through the ovals and they’ll be so planted that it will be highway simulator

[@casematecardinal]

Too much aero would make them really fragile. Maybe just some bigger aero bits in non crash areas. Would be cool

[@ssilent8202]

Nah, NASCAR is the future of Europe racing

[@giovannifebus3700]

Been a fan of nascar since 2007 and i never ever thought that I would see a Nascar Stock Car in what is considered by many the most important race in Motorsports. The beautiful V8 Sound and the looks were awesome to see 🔥💯

[@chrisdoutre101]

Agreed. Of course, the Corvettes have been racing at Le Mans for decades, with their big V8 engines, and they have always sounded completely different from everything else. Like a grizzly bear among hyenas.

[@DakotaDoc]

And the only car without doors!!! The crowd loved the sound of the cup car. It thundered down the track.

[@Tyfu39944]

It DROWNED the other engines in 5.2 liters of FREEDOM

[@gavalant366]

I think i speak for everyone when saying that this car needs to be brought back for more races and events. Its just too cool to be left alone after one race.

[@lessefrost]

I might accidentally genuinely start warming up NASCAR if this car gets a longer career lol.

[@casematecardinal]

We could see the big three really get into it again. A mustang, Camero, and Challenger being monster sized cars going as fast as possible would be awesome to see

[@NaisanSama]

​@@casematecardinalnot just straight, but around corners now too

[@Elexmage]

The Chevy ran very well, finishing in the top third of LMGTE and running as high as 4th in that class. The noise from that thundering small block wowed the crowd and drowned out the other cars, you could hear it coming before you could see it. The engineers admitted they were giving up 7 minutes for the necessary brake change mid race because the car is not set up for it. That’s over 2 laps. Hats off to Hendricks and NASCAR for showing the rest of the world that big cars can go fast too.

[@calebneff5777]

Just a simple correction: this being the centennial event doesn't mean they've been doing it for over 100 years, it means they started it exactly 100 years ago. It wasn't the OVER 100th anniversary, and also it was the 93rd even. France was a little "occupied" between 1939 and 1945.

[@AlexMartini.]

Edit 1: Jenson* not Jeremy, my b. 😅 Edit 2: Apparently people don't believe me. This was a true conversation that occured on Saturday, about 30mins after launch in a box. I was ecstatic about it going out there, to which someone disgruntly commented "I hate that it's out there." I responded, "sorry?" He said "It makes no sense to have a car plated in "NASCAR" be here, it'a disgrace to the motorsport." I started to get a little upset to which I said "I don't believe that should matter. Motorsport innovation and getting more eyeballs is what keeps this entire thing alive. If we don't try new things, we'll fail and motorsport will stop existing." This is when he scoffed and said "NASCAR, its fans, and all the americans that are around that car have no business being at Le Mans. It's like having a NASCAR in Formula 1, you wouldn't do it." So I responded with "Yeah well we've been known for having the same scrutiny back in the mid 90's and it seemed to work out all right" He joked a bit after that and so did I, but his opinion on that car being out there didn't change. Even after I argued that the progression of motorsport is 100% up to us. For NASCAR to try things that are exciting, is good. For F1 to launch Drive To Survive to help its awarenes in America, is good. Even though we may not agree with every single thing it does, it has single handidly improved the reception of the motorsport and all the brands it works with. So for those in this thread saying "that conversation didn't happen" or "well the people I talked to loved it" I have to disagree. I won't let this one person be the voice of an entire community, but I can say that there were people who did not think that car belonged there, and had no issue telling me, a stranger, that he thought it was dumb and unnecessary. 99% of the fans at Le Mans loved it. I interacted with hundreds of people there. All awesome, all thought it was "good fun." Just sharing an opinion of one person WHO IS LIKELY to have others who think that his statement is valid, and I wanted to share that with KZbin. Hope this helps :) Original Post I was at Le Mans and a French person said “NASCAR Fans and more Americans have no Business being at Le Mans, it ruins the motorsport” and I simply replied, “Yeah well we came here under the same scrutiny in 1944 and it seemed to work out all right” 😅 I’m sorry, but the arrogance of stating that the purity of a motorsport is ruined by innovation and marketing is silly to me. What do you think? Let me know and don’t forget to subscribe here! - bit.ly/3kXgWr0 🎉🎉🎉

[@broodo1]

Alex. Have you NOT seen the Big M8 meme from 2018? The one of the BMW M8 next to a Ford GT running at Le Mans

[@mikewozawski1634]

I love being back to back WW saviors lol

[@valentin7574]

You probably got unlucky and ran into a prick lol. From what I've seen most local fans loved the NASCAR. I mean, how can you not?

[@edmonddrake1409]

Yes!

[@guy_autordie]

Probably Eisenhower (not Patton) said: the résistance helped. It ended the War 2 years earlier. Whatever" I paraphrase, but that was the meaning. Also, americans are so arrogant sometimes, it's good you took some of your medecine. Also, remember, you sold steel to nazi Germany until 1942. Yeah. Business is business baby! Murica is way far off of being a saint.

[@michaelfrench9597]

I know what the articles said about the HP of the garage 56 but I know the guys that built that car and engine, It was pushing out between 750-800HP. It was 600 pounds lighter then the standard NASCAR, wider tires, rims and lighter too, the fenders were wider too. But most of the difference was in the cockpit... They were going to finish way ahead of the GTE cars but a gearbox started going bad 20 hours into the race, so they spent over an hour in the garage changing it so they finish 39.

[@TwizslurD]

This was a _huge_ victory for Nascar. For years, they've been trying to slowly change to a more "normal" style of racing, and its cost them most of the fan base. (CoT, playoffs, more road courses, racing in the rain, etc.) All decent ideas, just poorly implemented. With this G56 project, they took those ideas and put them on full display, and it worked. The majority of the fan base _loved_ it. I guarantee this will not be the last time we see this car. I'd wager some good money on it running the 24h of Daytona next year.

[@Notorious_TTV]

They ran Le Man's back in the 70s and 80s. The only reason why they came back this year was to show how much nascar has advanced since then.( FUN FACT: They were put in their own class called the innovative class) Imma be honest they really have improved since then.

[@enemyspotted2467]

They’ve done the Garage 56 entry for about a decade now, where that particular entry is labelled as IC

[@TheRealVranesh]

I don’t watch nascar but I was sooooo impressed! It looked so out of place but at the same time it looked like it belongs there! Loved watching that car screaming! Now we need a nascar category… never thought I would ever say that 😂😊

[@Ramtamtama]

Another weird thing is that the Hendrick Camaro was almost road legal. The only mods if would've needed are treaded tyres and number plates for it to be legally allowed to drive into Le Mans itself. When was the last time a current NASCAR race car was under $1,000 from being road legal?

[@olivierb9716]

motor noise is not legal on street

[@ToolofSociety]

@@olivierb9716 Depends on where you're at really.

[@GerardoHernandezF87M2]

I found out about NASCAR when Jeff Gordon (24 Hendrick car) was winning back in the early-mid 90s, he found JJ (48 car) and they won 11 championships combined.

[@awoodentrebuchet6619]

Now that we've seen the capability of Nascar in Le Mans, they need to put them in IMSA.

[@heeltoeautomotive4962]

Well seeing how IMSA is owned by NASCAR, that could be arranged

[@angeloah]

Late 70’s there were a couple entries at LeMans from NASCAR. Dodge and Ford, out on lap 2, and at the 11 hour mark respectively. Still, it’s good to see some US based cars there competing now that the manufacturers have their shyt together and the engineers and drivers are more equipped to handle this type of motor sport. I dig the effort and effect, and your enthusiasm about it.

[@bizooty]

Im not a huge, "YEEE MURICA" kinda guy really, but it made me so hyped and patriotic to have a Camaro lol I havent been following NASCAR too closely in recent years since I was a kid, but they definitely have been doing more road tracks and such throughout the season. And these new cars with the sequential transmissions and such are pretty rad!

[@Mekanik.b]

Hopefully you'll be there next year. Interested to see how the Mustang GT3 competes next year, especially with Ford being an up and coming powerplant supplier for F1

[@ednacius1]

Ford has won this a bunch of times, they’ll be fine. Also they are only working on the electric power unit, Redbull is looking to make their own ICU.

[@Flyboy_Gospel]

What if I told you that NASCAR has a few road course races during the regular season. They have been making right turns for quite some time. As a matter of fact, they raced Sonoma this past weekend.

[@Michael-Masi-911]

Can you help me to understand? I'm trying to learn. Are there two different NASCAR classes? Is the upcoming race in Chicago part of the normal NASCAR calender that normally only includes ovals? Where else other than Sonoma and Chicago can I watch NASCAR on a non-oval? I'm from overseas (🦘) and I want to watch NASCAR, but I can't handle oval racing (I do respect the speed and the skills).

[@Flyboy_Gospel]

@@Michael-Masi-911 Sure! The Chicago street race has not, historically speaking, been a regular event. The main road course races are Daytona Road Course, (one of the first races of the season), the Charlotte Roval, Sonoma, Watkins Glen, and Circuit of the Americas. There are no separate classes for road course vs. ovals. Same cars, same drivers, just different set ups.

[@Dexter037S4]

@@Flyboy_Gospel Daytona RC was temporary for the COVID times due to California being closed off basically, it replaced Sonoma on the calendar. Chicago is likely a 1-year thing, as politicians hate it, and it'll probably be axed for another IndyCar convergence event likely at the Toronto Indy.

[@Flyboy_Gospel]

@@Dexter037S4 Ah gotcha. Thanks for the correction there.

[@Michael-Masi-911]

@@Flyboy_Gospel thank you sir. Where do you see the future of NASCAR and road courses or street tracks? Do you think they are trying to even the series out a bit more (like Indy) or do you assume the future of NASCAR will always be mostly ovals? Maybe I just need to be taken to an oval race by some keen fans. Where would you take me (other than Indy 500) that is an Oval, to take my cherry 🍒 (for want of a better expression, haha).

[@gerardmontgomery280]

I've just watched a another video about it. It had 750bhp, weighed about 300kgs less than a cup car and had 50% more downforce. They went all in on this one. I'm a Eurocentric Brit by the way but still thought it was really cool. The 5th fastest stop without air jacks was amazing work.

[@liamengram6326]

Weighed 300kg more* than the next heaviest car. May have misheard that one.

[@maestro4287]

NASCAR be like WTF is a kilometer *bald eagle screech*

[@CephBacon]

This is the coolest thing NASCAR's ever done, and potentially the closest the US had come to AUS' V8 supercar league or DTM since the Trans-Am IMSA series

[@Neg2YGO]

Probs worth putting in that the camaro had a bunch of mods to make it more competitive ~ new sequential box, mega weight reduction and some other things too but still an amazing achievement regardless for what is ostensibly a brick on wheels

[@davecarsley8773]

You do know all cup cars have sequential boxes, right?

[@Neg2YGO]

@@davecarsley8773 I do ~ I also know that cup cars have stick operated sequential whereas this had paddle operated sequential, a la "new sequential box"

[@xboxbam3979]

If not for that driveshaft failure that left if out of the race for over an hour, the new NASCAR Camaro could have finished as high as 24th-27th overall, which wouldn't have been a bad finishing spot given how many hypercars/LMP2 cars were in the field.

[@johnroberson5225]

Just something of note: Through the night hours of Le Mans, G56 (3:51) was averaging 6 seconds slower than LMP2 (3:45) and 8 seconds faster than the majority of the GTE (3:58) cars. And that was running 3 seconds slower than their Free Practice fastest lap (3:47). There's even video of it running down the LMP2 leader through the Porsche Curves. As a massive NASCAR fan, and lover of most motorsports, I was over the moon excited for this. I really hope that this is just the beginning of NASCAR and WEC working together. It's probably a pipe dream but I'm hoping this opens the door to it returning for the Rolex 24.

[@arka_stance3825]

The Nascar and Cadillac team comming to Le Mans and being in this season of WEC is to mark the merge of IMSA with the FIAWEC, and this edition being the Centenary too made it just perfect with Cadillac finishing in 3rd with a 3 car finish photo and a massive burnout from the French Driver of the cadillac hypercar at the end. a trully beautiful collab between american motorsport and Endurance racing

[@lessefrost]

Please, NASCAR. Take your nice pretty billboard turned actually good racing car and put it in more international events. This would be a dream to watch

[@jeridan81]

The NASCAR cup series races at 6 road courses per year so they kindof already do that but some of the best and most exciting races have lately been at the 1½ mile ovals. Their annual dirt race is crazy cool as well, and the superspeedway races are 190mph games of chess. I highly recommend giving the sport a chance! #KFB🎱

[@Michael-Masi-911]

190? Sounds slow. My AMG Mercedes can pull 190. Indycar qualy tops out at over 230. NASCAR is slow bro.

[@mailboxmedia6655]

@@Michael-Masi-911 They put restrictor plates on them at super speedways so that the racing is better, they would actually top out at around 250

[@jeridan81]

@@Michael-Masi-911 alright lmao I guess that means your car is slow

[@mionellessi3086]

My problem is that oval races are too long. The rules are not punishing enough for such a long races. You can be nowhere for most of the race and then go forward after the caution in the last few laps. And then, when you qualify for play-offs, you can be nowhere for the rest of the season. I enjoy xfinity and truck series much more, but still not enough to watch them over some of the endurance series.

[@Karpin122]

​@@Michael-Masi-911 190 mph in the equivalent of rush hour traffic. Yeah. Totally the same

[@4freebird69]

You mentioned the rims on the Comaro being lighter. I saw an interview with a tech and he said each rim was 40 lbs lighter than the ones they use in the Cup races.

[@rob4ley]

Was really impressed. yeah they had to do garage time - its Le Mans - but they kept going and thats what counts. From the quali it loked like the extra horses would mean demolishing the GTE feild but - it's Le Mans - so quali is just dreaming. impressed with the Corvette though - they came back to win the GTE group.

[@whyjnot420]

That car sounded absolutely glorious.

[@tedzehnder961]

I`m disappointed that Knaus didn`t have a spring loaded spoiler that lowered at 250 Kph for some top speed action."Active Aero" would be something that was missing. That "barn door" on the deck lid was funny as hell.

[@jacksonmanley3307]

Peep the guy fall in the top left at 1:12.

[@Joeyiswinning]

WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🎇🎇🎇

[@cybcx404]

We need more of NASCAR in Le Mans

[@lawrencejones1517]

NASCAR is very much an American style of racing. To see how capable and competitive one of our motor sport staples is at one of THE legendary racing events in the world, and not just any race but an endurance race, is an awe inspiring thing!

[@JohnJenkins-l4p]

I can't count the times I've wished with a passion too see the under dog KICK ARSE.😂

[@f1ibraaa]

I have to admit, I have had almost zero interest in NASCAR but it was actually really cool and impressive to see this Chevvy Camaro on the track, with some modifications ofc, but managing to be 3-4 seconds faster than GTE Am. Impressive to say the least, and definitely exceeded many people's expectations. This 100th Le Mans race was extremely historic for many reasons such as the NASCAR, Ferrari's return and winning it first time back, having more hypercard manufactures than before. It was amazing!

[@abitofapickle6255]

This is how NASCAR stays relevant. Bring the stockcars to European competitions

[@gobgobcachoo]

"Bringing a little bit of America to LeMans.... " Corvette and Cadillac: I'm I a joke to you?

[@MultiVeeta]

"Bringing V8 roar" 80% of the field "am I a joke to you?"

[@NihilusTheGreat]

Nascar also does road courses every season. Over 4th of July weekend, they're going to be going through the streets of Chicago.

[@gabrielovich2000]

BBS wheels are so iconic at Le Mans that also Motegi Racing MR630 design was inspired from BBS. Motegi wheels on the Ferrari 458GTE were 7 spokes, which was similar with BBS, but from the 488 the spokes were reduced in six.

[@Lcngopher]

This also wasnt the first time nascar went to le mans for the 24hr. That was back in 1976. Nascar took a dodge charger and a ford torino over but they both failed to finish. The dodge broke on lap one and the torino lasted eleven hours until it too broke.

[@xxxYYZxxx]

83 octane fuel was the culprit. NASCAR was invited because teams were pulling out due to the fuel crisis, while the Euro octane rating used higher numbers, so the Cup cars weren't set up properly. It's not even clear if the Cup cars could have made 400 sustainable HP on such low octane fuel.

[@Thenormalguy_real_one]

1:11 anyone notice the man fall down the stairs ?

[@GoJunKe119]

Bro the camaro looks like a pace car

[@AlexMartini.]

And then in the straight it would disappear 😅

[@puttingwarheadsonforeheads9872]

This wouldn’t be the first time nascar stock cars raced at Le Mans. They did this in the 70s during the oil crisis.

[@Ke3bLeR11]

Wish there was a road racing Nascar championship series based off this car with multiple manufacturers with 2 cars per team like F1 but competitive like V8 supercars in Australia!!!

[@xxxYYZxxx]

I'd like to see Cup vs V8 Supercars on a roughly "neutral" track, with both cars produce similar qualifying lap times, via tuning if needed.

[@jonathonpoloski917]

This is unbelievably awesome to see how much innovation and technology these others cars had compared to the cup car, and to see just how close the cup car was to these other cars, when, you think about it, Nascar sticks to its roots with mechanical adjustments and adjustments being made mostly only under put stops.

[@DeckDogs4Life]

I love the picture of that massive hog of a car smack in the middle of the other cars. It's a thing of beauty that would make a bald eagle cry.

[@Tunda2]

They run an increasing number of what we call road courses every season. They’re sprinkled in there. Actually ran one this weekend at Sonoma

[@Big_Berg]

This should become an actual streetcar that you can buy

[@Karpin122]

What if I told you that chevy and Hendrick are relasing a special G56 Camaro ?

[@potatojuice6119]

Seeing a stock car by itself instead of in a massive pack of cars just like it is such a different feeling and it's Awesome

[@MellohMalloh]

They really making a live action of Cars 2

[@Julius_Topus]

Does know one talk about that guy that fell the stairs on the top left at 1:11 ? 🤣

[@carlsaganlives6086]

I wanna see/hear this Camaro in a MX-5 Cup race now. Mutant species invading unlikely series....

[@papa_kernels4816]

Ive been watching nascar for as long as i can remember, and loved seeing this team racing at le mans. The fact that everyone was like, "eh, it wont be competitive" and its the fastest of the GTE cars is amazing. Just watching videos of it, it does not fit in at all but i love it.

[@inquz3402]

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[@MultiVeeta]

It's not restricted like the GTE cars. I don't understand the overhyping, yeah it's cool and all but it is not a regulated car. It's like bringing a MotoGP bike and being amazed when it laps faster than GTE cars.

[@rollingfinn2044]

​@@MultiVeetawell it's a little different. It wasn't like they showed up with a hypercar. This huge blocky 5 speed transmission shows up and everyone laughs at it saying it will be slow. Humbled a lot and also made several people huge fans of the car during raceday. Look the dumb Americans brought this shitbox to Lemans lol Nascar? They only know how to turn left what a turd.......... hey its actually pretty fast and it can corner pretty well and damn that v8 sounds really nice. That's why it was given recognition, plus the pit crew placing 5th overall with manual jack stands and a standard Nascar style pit crew also opened some eyes.

[@MultiVeeta]

@@rollingfinn2044 that speaks more about how your media and socialites behave and how they spread propaganda bullshit to pump you up so at the end of it you can pat yourselves on the back at how much better than everyone you think are and how you "showed them up".

[@PartyTurkey77]

Straight up, if nascar ran a full circuit serious it would be rowdy. Like the American version of the Australian V8 cup racing. I’d watch

[@joeyginise6051]

The best part of all of this is the exhaust notes. You hear like 3 or four high pitch screams by, only to be immediately followed by the ROAR of a V8.

[@omellyjack1869]

I think when nascar realized they couldn’t use the actual Gen 7 car at Le Mans, they said let’s have fun wit this Car, would love to see this car Pace the start of a race or at least compete in one even tho it’ll be a little faster

[@genericexcuse4737]

1:11 poor guy in the top left got caught on camera falling.

[@zeekfarrongaming5302]

I don’t watch Le Mans or Nascar and I think this was one of the coolest things ever. I know that it’s a major feat to be able to cross the finish line, especially on your first running. The fact that this car was able to finish and be competitive was really something. People are hung up on “well it broke down and others didn’t” well yeah… lol you have a team that has never built a Le Mans car before going up agains cars specifically engineered FOR Le Mans over years ands years of R&D. Shit back in the day, cars use to drop like flies for various reasons. Now that they’ve experienced it, cataloged, and diagnosed known issues they had, they could come up with solutions for the next one, should the choose to come back

[@aeskellion]

The photo of the grid where you can see it sitting over all the LM cars… also insane

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

That was funny . It had the best sound of all the race cars . And it went the distance.

[@ladder7505]

Anyone else notice the guy that falls down at 1:11?

[@siyamtandanobadula1179]

It was faster because it wasn't built under the same regulations as the GTE category and as you said the garage is for special cars and innovative ideas.

[@mikidof]

Yeah exactly. People here seem to be forgetting that the reason GTE cars were slower is because they have very strict restrictions and they’re essentially mass produced race cars. It’s not like Porsche, Aston Martin or Ferrari are not capable of building faster race cars lol

[@chadhagans6687]

The most impressive part of this Nascar is it’s double the weight with half the tire width and still managed to even keep up. Granted it had a 150hp advantage. But overall the Hp-Lbs advantage was better for everyone everyone not called a Camero I’d really like to see what nascar was originally come to predominance. Stock Car racing. Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday. Real cars you can buy at a dealer slightly modified like someone at home could do.

[@oler777]

Does your website help people find what actually fits on their card because I want some dishes in the back but ya know corvette back spacing

[@crestedisland]

a lot of people dont actually know this either, but this isnt the first time nascar has ran at le mans! in 1976, there were 2 nascars than ran there, and while neither of them finished, they were given the nickname “les deux monstres” (i think, excuse my french)!

[@Boy10Dio]

i was absolutely intrigued when I found out they had a NASCAR at le mans, should definitely be a returning competitor imo.

[@typhoon-7]

I loved that Chevy. Brilliant performance and well prepared. Shame about the reliability issues but still very impressive. But let's just bring some facts to this... The Camaro wasn't in DIRECT competition with the GTE cars as they weren't in the same class. LM GTE cars are subject to a strict balance of power regulation and Garage 56 can almost make their own rules within reason (check the Delta Wing G56 entry for example...) If you removed the restrictors from the GTE engines, removed weight and added aero like they did to the Camaro... And basically made them as far from GTE rules as the Camaro was from Stict NASCAR Cup rules the GTE cars would have been long gone. Or for that matter a direct comparison would have been a straight lift of a Cup car without the weight reduction, bigger tyres and aero and just put some lights on it. It would have been painfully slow round a lap. Whilst I loved it being there kets not kid ourselves; it wasn't comparing apples and apples. And contrary to most expectations (Jenson said this in the RACER interview)ts straight line speed wasn't the missile people thought it'd be. About the same as GTE on terminal velocity, 20km/h slower than LMP2 and basically a chicane for the Hypercars. But that sound... ❤

[@sieve5]

It goes like this: 1) Pikes peak hill climb 2) Indianapolis 500 3) Le Mans

[@valentin7574]

The divide of motorsport? Really? The top category at Le Mans is SPECIFICALLY stacked thanks to the collaboration between the ACO (Le Mans organisers) and the IMSA which is owned by NASCAR. Hypercars can both race in the WEC and in IMSA's Sportscar championship over in the US. A couple of NASCAR cup cars have raced at Le Mans in the 70s and the G56 is a beautiful symbol of collaboration between the US and France and you should see John Doonan's interviews, he was over the moon about the project.

[@whiterex06]

I know you were watching the nascar going right and left at leman.... they ran Sonoma Sunday too. All the turns this weekend

[@THEVIPERGUY1777]

Who else see that dude fall at 1:12 ?

[@deancarr4507]

I will always miss 5 lug wheels and H pattern shifters in NASCAR

[@imr991]

The xfinity series and trucks still use them.

[@deancarr4507]

@@imr991 for now yeah, I imagine they'll switch eventually too

[@StargateMaker]

This was such a win for GM. So much positive press.

[@dakkonfury]

1:11 dude in a safari hat on the left hand side of the screen falls on his ass. 😂😂😂

[@keeptwistin9739]

Also, the NASCAR Cup series has been running "Road courses" which I believe you called "full course" since the 2nd ever race in 1949. They raced 7 in 2021 and 6 22-23. That doesn't even count the ones that truck and xfinity run. SMH. 😂😂😂

[@lS-xv6qn]

Fav car of the whole event, love how out of place it was and the fact that getting it ready for racing was a case of making it lose 450lbs sticking some wings on it and headlights... bam le mans car. not the first time a nascar has raced the event but great to see Nascar doing it again!

[@adamcichon6957]

And... it's not a stock car... it only looks alike. The amount of changes that been made, render it so much out of spec of a stock car technical regulations, it can't be considered as a stock car anymore. I think, it's better to name it Endurance Muscle Car... sounds more serious.

[@MikeDougherty]

I’m hoping to see a Corvette GT3.R at the front of the NLS + 24h Nurburgring next year.

[@AC_702]

I love prototypes,but that Camaro was the best and most fascinating car there, bar none.

[@MultiVeeta]

The Aston Martin V8 and Caddy V8 sounded better imo.

[@Uchia18]

I used to watch nascar as a kid growing up but lost interest as i found other forms of motorsport. My interest is starting to grow again

[@DRK-fe4gc]

1:10 top left, i watched that live on eurosport 2

[@jm061088]

Does Jensen Button have a secret alter ego nobody told me about?

[@DeceiverIX]

I want like 50/50 road course/oval's in Nascar! Been watching for almost 30 years, and it's time for more road courses!!!!

[@williamwade7059]

I'm not a NASCAR fan but this was an epic move. I was glad to see the team perform well. One guy called them YANK TANKS😂😂😂😂😂 and wondered why they climb thru the windows😂😂😂😂.

[@imacmanx8562]

The best comment about the car came from Jensen Button....when asked to describe the car, he simply said (with a huge smile on his face) "It's an absolute beast".

[@piperboy91]

A: the nascar garage 56 project is so dope B: the car is built of of the “next gen” platform which is unlike any other car they’ve ever run. It’s built very much like an imsa car. C: nascar currently has more road courses than ever before on its schedule including a street course in Chicago in a couple of weeks. I suggest you check it out.

[@harkennu]

I found that a British radio station was live streaming coverage of the race and you could hear the v8 from the nascar every time it went by the booth

[@MultiVeeta]

80% of the cars are V8s, probably hearing them all.

[@austincorbin8707]

1:10 top left corner, dude in the white shirt and whit bucket hat.... LMFAO

[@xXSlImReEfErXx]

“I am obligated to like it because i am an automotive enthusiast and if i don’t support the homegrown motor sports, why am i here?” I truly felt that.