Through a program called Track Attack, Hendrick Motorsport is building cars on their current NASCAR chassis and offering them to prospective buyers. The move, in an effort to prevent them from being consigned to the junk yard, follows the release of next year's cars. They will sell these track-ready road-course racers to interested buyers through Hendricks Performance, which serves as the collector-car arm of Rick Hendrick’s organization.
A hand-built racer will be fashioned using the NASCAR chassis that were used by Hendrick’s Cup Series teams. The cars will be prepared for a second life as personal-use track cars for the general public. An option list will be available for prospective buyers for the bespoke creations.
The Announcement Follows On The Heels Of The NextGen Reveal
Last week Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota announced their next generation NASCAR contenders. The announcment paved the road for what to expect from teams as they begin to work on the new racer from the ground up. But the move left Hendrick wondering what was going to happen to all the old stock cars, and the NASCAR legend came up with an idea. Now Hendrick is building upon chassis from their four Cup Series teams to whatever specifications the customer wants off of a checklist.
Hendrick Is Building NASCAR Grade Camaros
The car Hendrick builds is a NASCAR Camaro ZL1, with multiple engine and transmission options. They offer a Chevrolet LSX454 outputting 627 horsepower with fuel injection, or a carbureted R07 which delivers 725 or more horsepower. Transmission options include an Andrews A431 four speed H pattern, or a Race Tech Services five speed sequential. Other options include driver cooling, spare parts, a tow kit and muffler.
The car is built on a tube chassis with double wishbone front suspension, and rear trail arm suspension with a solid axle. Hendrick fits the car with six piston brakes, modern telemetry and competitive safety equipment.
These cars are sold starting at $150,000, which isn't much considering it's a car that could compete in NASCAR.