Ford to debut ‘Dark Horse’ Mustang for 2024 NASCAR Cup season

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Ford Efficiency on Wednesday unveiled a new-version Mustang for competitors within the Cup Collection starting subsequent season primarily based on the Mustang ‘Darkish Horse,’ the seventh era Mustang.

The brand new model will make its on-track debut on Feb. 4, 2024, on the preseason exhibition Conflict race on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

“What a loopy yr it has been revealing our new international Mustangs for racing. The optimistic response from our followers around the globe has been superb, and we’re assured that this Mustang ‘Darkish Horse’ Cup automotive can be no totally different and that NASCAR followers can be excited to cheer us on subsequent yr,” stated Mark Rushbrook, international director, Ford Efficiency Motorsports.

“Our Ford Efficiency workers, along with our NASCAR race groups, have labored tirelessly within the wind tunnel growing this automotive, and I can’t wait to lastly see it race on the observe subsequent season.”

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2024 Ford Mustang ‘Darkish Horse’

Ford formally unveiled the Mustang ‘Darkish Horse’ simply over a yr in the past, marking the primary new efficiency nameplate for Mustang since 2001. It has impressed the present roster of Mustang automobiles that began racing this yr within the Repco Supercars in Australia and the Method Drift collection.

Extra Mustang ‘Darkish Horse’ racing variants can be eligible to compete in GT3 and GT4 courses globally and Darkish Horse R will compete within the Mustang Problem Collection and lots of grassroots racing occasions.

“If she gallops as quick as she appears, it’s going to be a great yr,” stated Brad Keselowski, driver and co-owner of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing. “Mustang is an iconic American automotive made well-known around the globe.

“I consider how Mustang has advanced through the years and the way NASCAR has advanced together with it and so they’re simply two manufacturers that go collectively. I’m proud to get to drive it and proud to have the ability to compete for the win on this automotive.”

Mustang has been a fixture in NASCAR since coming to the Xfinity Collection full-time in 2011 and instantly produced consecutive championships. Total, Mustang has gained a driver’s or proprietor’s championship in 9 of 12 seasons in that collection and captured producer’s titles in 2011 and 2013.

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe referred to as the brand new Mustang model “the best-looking Cup automotive out of the three producers.”

“I really feel just like the Ford Efficiency staff does a terrific job of creating our automotive to the place it will probably nonetheless carry out on the race observe, but in addition tie into that look of the road automotive,” he stated.

Since coming to Cup in 2019, Mustang has gained a producer’s championship and series-best 18 races in 2020, and a driver’s championship with Team Penske’s Joey Logano in 2022.

Moreover, Mustang has gained a number of marquee occasions, together with the Daytona 500 twice, Southern 500 and Brickyard 400 as soon as whereas additionally capturing the inaugural Conflict on the LA Memorial Coliseum within the debut of the present Subsequent Gen period automobiles.