- Chevy Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype debuts at Daytona 500
- 2025 Blazer EV SS serves as first electrical tempo automobile for signature NASCAR occasion
- NASCAR stays tied to gas-guzzling V-8s
No main racing collection revels in inefficient inside combustion fairly as a lot as NASCAR, however this 12 months its greatest race will kick off with the silence of an all-electric powertrain—and the debut of one other glimpse of its totally electrical future.
The 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS will not be racing, however it is going to function the official tempo automobile, main the sector of gas-guzzling V-8 race automobiles to inexperienced flag at this Sunday’s Daytona 500, the kickoff race for the 2025 NASCAR season and essentially the most prestigious occasion on the calendar.
Tempo automobiles are used to maintain the sector in formation forward of the beginning of the race, in addition to throughout warning intervals when automobiles flow into at slower speeds because of on-track hazards. A 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car beforehand dealt with these duties at a 2015 NASCAR race, however this would be the first time a battery-electric car has served as tempo automobile at Daytona.
2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS
As a consequence of attain dealerships later this quarter with a $61,995 base value, the Blazer EV SS is the sportiest model of the Blazer EV, boasting 615 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque from an uprated model of the dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain. Chevy says it is going to do 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds, whereas Brembo entrance brakes and stiffer suspension tuning purpose to ship a livelier expertise in corners.
Forward of this weekend’s race, Chevy on Thursday revealed an electrical NASCAR prototype, dubbed Blazer EV.R, that may make its formal debut on the occasion. The three-motor mannequin has produces greater than 1,300 hp mixed and has a 78-kwh battery pack. The EV.R was constructed with chassis elements lifted from NASCAR’s Subsequent Gen chassis, and Chevy says that it is already accomplished constant laps with the EV.R at race velocity—though after all it’s going to be there for present solely.
Chevrolet Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype
Chevrolet Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype
Chevrolet Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype
This follows Ford’s unveiling of a NASCAR prototype branded as a Mustang Mach-E earlier this month. Ford’s prototype appeared to take cues extra instantly from the generic electrical SUV NASCAR first confirmed in 2024. Organizers nonetheless have not dedicated to an electrical racing collection, however first Ford and now Chevy displaying EV prototypes signifies the thought hasn’t gone away.
That leaves Toyota as the one automaker at present taking part in NASCAR’s top-level Cup Collection to not present an electrical SUV prototype. May a NASCAR bZ4X even be ready within the wings?
