 Credit: SEBRING, FLORIDA - APRIL 17: Jenson Button and Jordan Taylor change drivers in a live pit stop during testing for NASCAR's Garage 56 program at Sebring International Raceway on April 17, 2023 in Sebring, Florida. (Photo provided by NASCAR.Media Image by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Tuesday's Garage 56 test at Sebring International was the final test of the NASCAR/Hendrick/Goodyear/ IMSA program before the ultra-demanding 24 Hours of Le Mans race this upcoming June 10-11. The #24 NASCAR entry driven by Mike Rockenfeller, Jenson Button and Jimmie Johnson is in the single car "Innovative Class" known as Garage 56. "I feel really good about it" -Jimmie Johnson Even Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick flew into Sebring to be in attendance for the last test to take photos with the 50 crew members in attendance and see the car on track. Driver Jimmie Johnson, one of three 7x NASCAR Cup Series champions will compete in NASCAR's endurance race, the Coke 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday May 28th and fly directly to Paris to be present for the day-long driver orientation meeting for the 24hr race at Le Mans the next day.
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 Button's 15 Mobile 1 Mustang Image: Rick Ware Racing The 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button will be making his NASCAR Debut at Circuit of the Americas later this month! Jenson Button will field the #15 Rick Ware Racing with support from Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Mustang in 2 other road courses later in the season as well.
Button has 50 Podium finishes, 15 Victories and 8 Poles to his name in Formula 1 and will also be fielding the #24 Hendrick/NASCAR Garage 56 Le Mons entry with Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockefeller. Button will join Kimi Raikkonen, Conor Daly and Jordan Taylor (with the possibility of Jimmie Johnson joining them) in the most star studded road course lineup... Probably ever, in the Cup Series. Button will also field the 15 Mustang at the Indy Road Course and the Chicago Street Course. By: Tom Luttermoser |