Garage 56 NASCAR Overcomes Late Drama to Complete Le Mans 24, Earns Praise from Johnson and Button
TL;DR
Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button, and Mike Rockenfeller completed the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 39th position, driving a modified NASCAR Cup Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 run by Hendrick Motorsports. The one-off entry was to celebrate 75 years of NASCAR and was inspired by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr, who brought two stock cars to Le Mans for the 1976 edition of the race. The team achieved their goal of finishing the race running at the end and not being last.
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- Johnson: “My heart is full” as Garage 56 NASCAR hits Le Mans target Motorsport.com
- NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports celebrate finishing 24 Hours of Le Mans The Associated Press
- Button hails 'staggering' NASCAR Le Mans 24 Hours success Racingnews365.com
- Garage 56 NASCAR entry completes Le Mans 24 despite late drama Motorsport.com
- An inside look at Garage 56's unique Goodyear tires RACER
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