That’s why doing these three races works very well this season.”īutton’s three races all will take place on road or street courses. I want to be competitive, and I know that to be competitive, it’s going to take a bit of time. I’m not just doing it for fun in some one-off. “But I just get excited about that new challenge, and when I throw myself into something, I am 100 percent in. It’s got a sequential gearbox where you need to blip the throttle, so there’s lots of stuff to learn in a very short space of time. “It’s a lot heavier with a lot less power and, basically, no downforce. “Obviously, racing a Cup car is very different than what I’m used to,” said Button, 43.
15 Ford Mustang fielded by Rick Ware Racing, with marketing and promotional support provided by Stewart Haas Racing, co-owned by two-time Brickyard 400 winner Tony Stewart. 13 on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course at IMS as part of a three-race schedule comprising his NASCAR Cup Series debut this year.
Jenson Button is no stranger to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, but he will tackle the circuit for the first time since 2007 in an interesting new challenge this August.Ģ009 Formula One World Champion Button will race in the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on Sunday, Aug. Ma| By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway F1 World Champion Button To Race in Verizon 200 at the Brickyard