{"id":4735,"date":"2022-06-28T09:20:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T09:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2022-06-28T09:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T09:34:41","slug":"do-nascar-drivers-choose-their-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/do-nascar-drivers-choose-their-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Do NASCAR Drivers Choose Their Cars?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When we look at our favorite NASCAR stars, one of the first things we are interested in is what car they drive. Kyle Busch drives the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, and his teammate Denny Hamlin drives the No. 11 Toyota.<\/strong> You\u2019ll find Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Ford Mustang on the Stewart-Haas Racing team, while Kyle Larson is comfortably secured in his No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on the Hendrick Motorsports team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although teams do have the ability to change the manufacturer, they use the relationships between teams and manufacturers take years to develop. Drivers as part of the team, especially when established or long term, will have input on the choice of manufacturer, but the decision will before the team to make. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n OK, so we know that drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing are using Toyota Camrys, Stewart-Haas are using Ford Mustangs, and Hendrick are using Chevy Camaros\u2026but how do teams choose between these three NASCAR vehicle makers?<\/strong> Toyota, Ford, or Chevrolet, how do drivers choose their cars? This is the core question we want to answer in this article. <\/p>\n\n\n