NASCAR has revealed General Motors will enter a new Chevrolet model into the Cup Series for the 2026 season.
The Camaro has been General Motors’ hero model in NASCAR since 2018 and in Supercars since the introduction of Gen3 in 2023, but it is expected a replacement will race at the Daytona 500 next year.
Production for the sixth-generation Camaro ended in 2024 and the future base model of Chevrolet Racing’s program has been in question for both categories since.
NASCAR’s vice president of competition Elton Sawyer has revealed a new Chevrolet stock car is due to be raced next year.
“We started working with the folks at General Motors about a year ago… and then they started submitting the body parts, which then went through wind tunnel testing with all the OEMs, our original equipment manufacturers, watching the testing,” he told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
“So all the boxes were checked, and we’re looking forward to seeing the new Chevrolet when we get to Daytona in 2026.”
Chevrolet’s current line-up has not got a suitable replacement for the Camaro. Headlined by the Corvette, the Chevrolet has focused its offerings on SUVs and EVs.
Chevrolet’s Camaro is the longest active model in NASCAR following Ford’s switch to the seventh-generation Mustang in 2022 and Toyota to the Camry XSE two years later. The Supra is also used by Toyota in the Xfinity Series.
Chevrolet’s commitment to Supercars is through to the end of 2027 and a changeover for local teams is expected in 2028.