2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has done it all. He’s reached the pinnacle of F1, become a champion in Super GT, competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, raced in the NASCAR Cup Series – he’s even driven a NASCAR stock car at Le Mans!
Last year, he announced plans to retire following the 2025 World Endurance Championship finale at the 8 Hours of Bahrain. But like all racers, you can’t just switch it off. He’s still running some historics and vintage cars, and during the Rolex 24 broadcast on Peacock, he expressed a desire to run something else.
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Speaking with Marty Snider Steve Letarte, Snider asked if he was really done with professional motorsports.
“Well you just talked about NASCAR going to San Diego,” he said with a smile, drawing laughs. “My local race. now (Button lives in the Los Angeles area). Has anyone got a Truck that wants me to drive?”
He later added: “If it’s got a wheel and gearstick, I’m there … So yeah, I would love to do a Truck race if it’s possible.”
NASCAR is taking all three of its national divisions to Naval Base Coronado on the weekend of June 19-21, racing at a brand-new street course on an active military base in San Diego.
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Button has some NASCAR experience, and not just in the famous Garage 56 entry at Le Mans. The 46-year-old Englishman made three Cup starts during the 2023 season, all at road/street courses. He started 24th and finished 18th at COTA, qualified an impressive eighth at the Chicago Street Course before finishing 21st, and made his most recent start at the Indianapolis Road Course where he started 31st and finished 28th.
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It’s certainly possible for him to get on the grid and surely several Truck Series teams would love to have an F1 World Champion behind the wheel. There’s also the Kaulig Racing all-star truck, with Ram pushing to bring in big names to drive its No. 25 entry throughout the year. NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart is set to make a surprise return with that truck in the Daytona season-opener, so maybe Button should give Matt Kaulig a call…
Button’s good friend and Garage 56 co-driver Jimmie Johnson is running a partial schedule this year in NASCAR, and the seven-time Cup champion previously announced plans to run both the Truck and Cup Series races at San Diego.
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