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One thing’s cooking within the NASCAR’s bowtie camp, and it’d hit the monitor in 2026.
This is able to be a sensible transfer for Chevy particularly because the road Camaro went out of manufacturing on the finish of 2023. However the Camaro ZL1 lives on in NASCAR — form of. Whereas the silhouette is identical, Chevy stripped the “Camaro” branding from its Cup vehicles beginning in 2025. For instance, William Byron’s №24 journey from Hendrick Motorsports now has “Chevrolet” throughout the again of the automobile, no “Camaro” in sight.
That transfer sparked questions earlier this 12 months: Was Chevrolet introducing a brand new nameplate? Or had been they only taking part in the lengthy recreation with the present physique? If the most recent chatter is true, it’s the latter — Chevy isn’t leaving the Camaro look behind simply but, even when the road automobile is gone.
Motorsports influencer BrakeHard added gasoline to the hearth not too long ago, saying Chevrolet’s focus is much less a couple of particular mannequin and extra in regards to the Chevy model. “They’re viewing NASCAR as a advertising and marketing platform,” he stated, stating that for many followers a bowtie on the grille is what actually issues.
Chevy brass have stated the identical factor. Eric Warren, GM’s head of world motorsports competitors, has repeatedly stated fan model loyalty trumps nameplate consistency, so even with no Camaro in showrooms, the look can nonetheless flip laps.
So what does all of it imply? No official phrase from Chevrolet but, but when the rumors are true we might see a “new” Camaro-inspired physique — up to date however acquainted — on the monitor in 2026.
