Joey Gase to drive King of the Hill car at Iowa

• “King of the Hill” is partnering with NASCAR driver Joey Gase to promote its new season on Hulu.
• Gase will drive two “King of the Hill”-themed cars at Iowa Speedway this weekend.

Beloved animated sitcom “King of the Hill” isn’t just returning to televisions next week after a 15-year hiatus.

The show is also making its NASCAR comeback.

In an effort to promote Season 14, which releases on Hulu on Aug. 4, “King of the Hill” linked with driver Joey Gase for a pair of paint schemes. Gase will steer two “King of the Hill”-themed cars at Iowa Speedway this weekend.

In Saturday’s HyVee Perks 250 Xfinity Series race, he’ll drive the No. 53 Chevrolet for his own Joey Gase Motorsports team. In Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350 Cup Series event, he’ll pilot the No. 66 Ford for Garage 66.

“I am excited to have ‘King of the Hill’ not only on my Xfinity car, but also my Cup car, at my home track, Iowa Speedway,” Gase said. “It is a show that I have been watching since I was a teen, and it’s going to be really cool to help them set off their brand-new season on Hulu.”

See NASCAR driver Joey Gase’s ‘King of the Hill’ paint schemes for Iowa races

Gase hails from Cedar Rapids, which sits about a 90-minute drive from Iowa Speedway in Newton. The 32-year-old last competed in the Cup Series during last year’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona.

His cars will look nearly identical.

An image of Hank Hill, the show’s protagonist, adorns the hood, with some of the other characters visible in the reflection of his glasses. Characters also appear on the side of the car.

‘King of the Hill’ has NASCAR ties, including Dale Earnhardt appearance

The first 13 seasons of “King of the Hill” aired from 1997 to 2009 on Fox.

In 1998, Dale Earnhardt guest starred on Episode 21 of Season 2. It was the only time a NASCAR driver ever appeared on “King of the Hill.”

But this won’t be the first time the show has done some laps around the track.

In 1999, “King of the Hill” served as the paint-scheme inspiration for Stacy Compton’s No. 86 ride during the Truck Series’ Memphis 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park.