2007 F1 champion Raikkonen tests at VIR ahead of Cup Series debut Aug. 21 at Watkins Glen.
Kimi Raikkonen returned to the seat of a NASCAR stock car on Thursday at Virginia International Raceway.
Raikkonen, who retired from Formula 1 following the 2021 season, will be driving a third car for Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen on August 21.It's full speed ahead for Project 91 at Trackhouse Racing, as 2007 Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen returned to the seat of a NASCAR stock car at Virginia International Raceway on Thursday.
Raikkonen, who retired from Formula 1 following the 2021 season, will be driving a third car for Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen on August 21. While it will be Raikkonen's first Cup race, it won't be his first taste of NASCAR. He previously race in both a Truck Series and Xfinity Series race for team owner Kyle Busch at Charlotte in 2011.
“I truly believe the Next Gen car represents an opportunity for NASCAR to enter the global professional motorsport conversation," Marks said in May when announcing the initiative."We now have a race vehicle with international technological relevance where world-class drivers from other disciplines can compete at NASCAR’s highest level without the steep learning curve that the previous generation cars required.
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