Another former Form🔴ula One World Champion is jumping into NASCAR. Stewart Haas Racing announced that Jenson Button will drive he No. 15 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang in three Cup races for Rick Ware Racing, in partnership with SHR. This is a similar collaboration that SHR had last year with RWR for Ryan Preece.

Button will make his debut later this month at Circuit of the Americas. He will also compete in July's inaugural street race in Chicago, then on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in August. With 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:yesterday's Kimi Raikkone🔯n announcement, the Cup series will have two F1 champs in that꧂ Ma💜rch 26 event.

"Two F1 world champions in a NASCAR race. Who would have ever predicted that?” Button said. "A lot of people think I’m crazy for doing this because it’s so different, but that’s why I love the challenge of it. For me, it’s not about h🌳ow quick the car is, it’s about how close the racing can be. In the Cup Series, the racing is awesome. It’s definitely going to be a shock to the🔯 system, but a toe in the water, so to speak, and hopefully help me be more competitive the next time I do it."

It was a surprise to many people when Button wa🔜s announced as one of the drivers for the Garage 56 project, which is NASCAR's special entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans later this year. Button said that deal has no correlation to this particular deal.

After his F1 reti✤rement following the 2017 season, Buttoℱn has driven in several different racing categories such as the World Endurance Championship, GP3, and the Japanese Super GT Series where he won the 2018 title in the GT 500 class. Button made his final F1 start in the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix when he filled in for Fernando Alonso, who was competing in the Indianapolis 500.

Tony Stewarဣt knows a thing or two about drivers crossing over. Stewart himself is running a full season of NHRA drag racing this season. The NASCAR team owner is excited about this new venture for Butto🀅n.

"It’s always a challenge to try a new racing discipline, and the best thing you can bring to a new opportunity like this is an open mind," Stewart said. "Jenson has been doing that his entire career. Those F1 cars evolve every year, and Jenson always found a way to adapt. And when he got out of ဣF1, he jumped into sports cars and won another championship. He’s new to NASCAR, but he’s not new to racing. This is going to be fun for all of us."