In early 2025, NASCAR fans got a big surprise. Someone visiting Team Penske’s race shop spotted an electric car parked between Joey Logano and Austin Cindric’s Cup cars. It didn’t make a sound, but it made a lot of noise online. It seems that Ford, one of NASCAR’s longest-serving manufacturer partners, is heading towards a transformative new chapter in its racing and production future. Now the question is: Is NASCAR really going electric?

Roger Penske himself has been candid about his vision for NASCAR’s future, openly endorsing a hybrid formula as a practical middle ground toward full electrification. While he acknowledges the current technological and infrastructural limitations of all-electric race cars, Penske sees hybrid powertrains as a crucial step in balancing innovation with the

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