The NASCAR community was in for a treat this Friday at the Adelaide Motorsports Festival in South Australia. The annual event, held a week before the Australian Grand Prix, got their introduction to a little bit of American stock-car flair this year as the spotlight fell on two iconic Hendrick Motorsports drivers and their iconic Gen 6 Chevrolet SSs.

Amidst the prestigious company of Group A Skylines and V8 Supercars, it was Dale Jr’s #88 SS with the purple-and-white 2013 National Guard paint scheme and Chase Elliott’s #9 NAPA Chevrolet, albeit with a modified engine, that had social media in a total frenzy.

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The Cup cars were a hot topic of discussion in a recent post on the NASCAR subreddit, which saw fans rushing in with upvotes and commenting to “Celebrate” the trans-Pacific sport-culture exchange.

Both Gen 6’s stood proudly embellishing the NASCAR flag as well as acting as the beacon for traditional American Motorsports in Australia, but it was Dale Jr’s #88 for HMS that had fans in a twist, saying things like, “That Jr car is definitely something. Looks like a mix of stuff going on there.”

Many agreed, but this fan had some “aero” observations to make, pointing out the fact that the SS had no rear spoiler. As he replied, “Yeah that rear deck looks wonky.”

A couple old NASCAR Cup Cars at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival
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On the other hand, the 2020 Cup Series champ, Elliott’s infamous white-and-blue NAPA paint scheme, glistened under the sun on another Chevrolet SS parked in the adjacent row a little further. One fan jokingly wrote, “Chase Elliott if he never ran the #24,” referencing the Georgia native’s 2015-2016 stints at HMS driving the #24 and the #25 Chevrolet SS entries fielded in the respective seasons.

Fans acknowledged this touch of nostalgia, with another coming forward and saying they “liked the Camaro, but the SSs make all the paint schemes look better.” The #9 Chevrolet faced many speculations, but Reddit user NASCAR_Stats_Frost37 was the first to observe when he commented that “the engine in the 9 car has been modified from the looks of it.” 

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Additionally, the event itself marks a momentous occasion for motorsports in Australia, as it enters its 10th running year. For over a decade, entities such as Valtteri Bottas and Ivan Capelli have graced the spectacle  Nevertheless, fans cherished the convoy of cars that rolled out this year as well, right before the Victoria Sprint event on Saturday and Sunday, where different categories of vehicles will take part in demonstration runs, ranging from classic F1 cars, rally cars, and motorbikes to the all-familiar American stock car muscle.

This festival will likely feature the Chevrolets running for 10 minutes each. Cars will start the showcase one after another, with 30 seconds separating each start. With all that power to show under the hood, the widely acclaimed classics will surely create a lot of noise if they do indeed race. It will be fun to see more development on these instant relics of recent NASCAR history.

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