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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong> <small>2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Race Car - Click above for high-res image gallery<br />
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All of you who have been anxiously <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/mustang-stock-car-unveiled-for-nascar-nationwide-series/">awaiting the debut</a> of the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mustang">Ford Mustang</a> in what we loosely refer to as modern-day stock car racing, take note: The original Pony Car will see its first action this Friday night at the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.<br />
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To help build excitement for the Mustang's entrance into the Nationwide Series, Ford has just announced that it will offer a brand-new 2011 Mustang GT - powered by the excellent 5.0-liter V8, no less - to anyone that wins the race... provided they do so in a Ford-branded race car, of course.<br />
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For what it's worth, Friday's event will be the second straight race where a new 2011 Ford Mustang GT will serve as the pace car. In other words, those in attendance for the festivities would be witnesses to an All Mustang, All The Time Show if it weren't for the fact that Dodge will also be showing up with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/dodge-challenger-nascar-nationwide-racer-unveiled/">its new Challenger-based entry</a>. 'Stang vs. Challenger? Sounds like fun.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/">2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Series race car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128809"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2010nationwidemustang_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128810"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mtangnationwide2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128812"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mtangnationwide3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128815"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mtang-unationwide1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong> <small>2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Race Car - Click above for high-res image gallery<br />
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All of you who have been anxiously <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/mustang-stock-car-unveiled-for-nascar-nationwide-series/">awaiting the debut</a> of the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mustang">Ford Mustang</a> in what we loosely refer to as modern-day stock car racing, take note: The original Pony Car will see its first action this Friday night at the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.<br />
<br />
To help build excitement for the Mustang's entrance into the Nationwide Series, Ford has just announced that it will offer a brand-new 2011 Mustang GT - powered by the excellent 5.0-liter V8, no less - to anyone that wins the race... provided they do so in a Ford-branded race car, of course.<br />
<br />
For what it's worth, Friday's event will be the second straight race where a new 2011 Ford Mustang GT will serve as the pace car. In other words, those in attendance for the festivities would be witnesses to an All Mustang, All The Time Show if it weren't for the fact that Dodge will also be showing up with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/dodge-challenger-nascar-nationwide-racer-unveiled/">its new Challenger-based entry</a>. 'Stang vs. Challenger? Sounds like fun.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/">2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Series race car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128809"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2010nationwidemustang_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128810"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mtangnationwide2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128812"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mtangnationwide3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-mustang-nascar-nationwide-series-race-car/#3128815"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mtang-unationwide1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/29/psa-ford-mustang-to-make-nascar-nationwide-debut-friday-night/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>PSA: Ford Mustang to make NASCAR Nationwide debut Friday night</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/29/psa-ford-mustang-to-make-nascar-nationwide-debut-friday-night/">PSA: Ford Mustang to make NASCAR Nationwide debut Friday night</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/29/psa-ford-mustang-to-make-nascar-nationwide-debut-friday-night/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19534527/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/29/psa-ford-mustang-to-make-nascar-nationwide-debut-friday-night/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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