{"id":288642,"date":"2025-11-17T10:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/288642\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:05:10","slug":"chevrolet-updates-its-camaro-nascar-cup-car-two-years-after-road-car-production-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/288642\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevrolet Updates Its Camaro NASCAR Cup Car, Two Years After Road Car Production Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re a month shy of it being two years since production of the Chevrolet<\/a> Camaro ended, and we\u2019re officially no closer to seeing a direct successor. If one is to come, industry reports have widely suggested it\u2019ll be as an EV rather than something with a fire-breathing V8. Boo, hiss, torches, pitchforks, etc.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the lack of success of the electric Dodge Charger<\/a> may lead to Chevrolet reconsidering that stance, but we can only speculate. Good news for now, though, is that a V8-powered Camaro is living on in some form, but not in one you\u2019ll see on the road.<\/p>\n

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Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Carbon Performance Package<\/p>\n

Despite no longer being produced, Chevrolet has confirmed the Camaro will continue to be used in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2026 and with some subtle upgrades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those bring it in line with the recently-released ZL1 Carbon Performance Package, a kit offered by GM Performance Parts that brings a whole lot of carbon to existing ZL1s.<\/p>\n

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Although NASCAR rules mean you can\u2019t go plonking bits of carbon fibre all over a Cup car, the track-going stock car does get a more pronounced power dome on the bonnet, as well as a revised design for its stickered-up grille and side skirt changes.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see the updated Camaro Cup Car debut at the Cook Out Clash exhibition race at Bowman Grey on 1 February, before it makes its competitive debut at the Daytona 500 on 12 February.<\/p>\n

That\u2019ll continue to race against the Ford<\/a> Mustang and Toyota<\/a> Camry stock cars, although NASCAR will see Stellantis re-enter its Craftsman Truck series with a Ram next year, marking its first appearance since Dodge pulled out of both the Cup and Nationwide series in 2012.<\/p>\n

With rumours of a road-going V8 Charger now in the works, does that pave the way for its return to the top step in NASCAR\u2019s ladder? Time will tell\u2026<\/p>\n

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