New NASCAR Chevy Confirmed for 2018
With Production of the SS Halted, a New NASCAR Chevy Is on the Horizon and Heading Toward the Nearest Race Track
A lot of big news surfaced from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week as manufacturers introduced several new models. Among them, the all-new Toyota Camry, which debuted alongside it’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series counterpart. But instead of debuting a new street/race car, Chevy announced the end of one. Production of the SS will cease at the end of 2017.
Obviously, that means a new Chevy NASCAR is inevitable. And Jim Campbell, Chevy’s U.S. Vice President of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, confirmed it.
“It was already known that the Chevrolet SS was going to be discontinued in 2017,” says Campbell in a press statement. “That information was originally announced last summer. As you know, we don’t talk about future projects. We’ll make any announcement regarding our next Cup entry at the appropriate time.”
The SS has served as the face of Chevy in NASCAR since 2013. The street version is based on Australia’s Holden Commodore VF sedan, with rear wheel drive and V8 power. Size-wise, the SS slots in between the Malibu and the Impala.
The NASCAR SS proved successful out of the gate, winning it’s debut in a Sprint Unlimited non-championship race in 2013. It took the pole and the checkered flag at Daytona 500 that same year. The SS then went on to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup manufacturers’ championship in 2013 and 2014.
Before the SS took over, the Impala served as Chevy’s NASCAR entry from 2007-2012. Though it’s yet to be announced, a return to the Impala is a strong possibility. Look for an official announcement, along with plenty of photos of the new car in the near future.
