{"id":435908,"date":"2026-01-27T06:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/435908\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T06:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:40:08","slug":"f1-champion-sets-sights-on-nascar-truck-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/435908\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Champion Sets Sights On NASCAR Truck Outing"},"content":{"rendered":"

2009 Formula One<\/a> champion Jenson Button has shared his interest in racing<\/a> in the NASCAR<\/a> Craftsman Truck Series in San Diego.<\/p>\n

The former F1 driver had announced his retirement from racing at the end of the 2025 World Endurance Championship, but has now opened the door for a racing return. “I have no regrets at all. I’ve done everything I wanted to do in my career and more,” he said at the time of his retirement. “It’s the right time to stop. Racing takes a lot of commitment – travel, preparation, the mental load – and I want to spend that energy elsewhere now.<\/p>\n

“My kids are growing up fast and I don’t want to miss those moments. I don’t feel like I’ve left anything on the table. I’m content with what I’ve achieved.”<\/p>\n

During an appearance on the Rolex 24 broadcast, the Briton shared his desire to take part in the Craftsman Truck Series at his now-home race in San Diego.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWell you just talked about NASCAR going to San Diego,\u201d he said with a smile. \u201cMy local race, now. Has anyone got a Truck that wants me to drive?\u201d <\/p>\n

He later added: \u201cIf it\u2019s got a wheel and gearstick, I\u2019m there. So yeah, I would love to do a Truck race if it\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the years, Button has raced in F1 with Williams, Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda, Brawn (the team he won his championship title with) and McLaren, as well as stints in the World Endurance Championship, Super GT, the NASCAR Cup Series with Rick Ware Racing, and the Race of Champions.<\/p>\n

Button had hinted at a potential return to NASCAR after a disappointing run at the inaugural Chicago street race. He told Motorsport.com<\/a> in 2024, when asked if he had scratched the NASCAR itch: \u201cWell, no, because we never got that result.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was annoying because a couple of times we were quick. We just didn\u2019t get that result, so it was frustrating. I was asked to do a race this year in a really good car, but I just can\u2019t. There\u2019s so much racing to be done and I\u2019m also doing TV work with Sky still, and things with other sponsors, so it\u2019s enough this year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2009 Formula One champion Jenson Button has shared his interest in racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,580,634,582,82],"class_list":["post-435908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-formula-one","tag-nascar","tag-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}