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aprile 05, 2022 - Ford

F-150 Lightning is first electric truck to pace Nascar Race; will be featured at Martinsville April 7-9

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  • The all-electric 2022 #f150lightning will be the official pace vehicle for this weekend’s #nascar event at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Near instantaneous torque and 563 horsepower of Lightning make it well suited for pace car duties on nationally-televised race event.
  • Production for Lightning truck is on track for customer deliveries beginning this spring. #ford is investing more than $50 billion in Electric Vehicles globally through 2026 to develop breakthrough EVs and bring them to market at scale.

DEARBORN, MI, April 5, 2022 – A fully-electric truck that is helping change the future of #ford Motor Company will be on track at Martinsville Speedway as the 2022 #f150lightning makes its debut as a pace vehicle for the #nascar Cup Series on April 9.

Lightning received nearly 200,000 reservations since being unveiled last May and is part of a growing EV portfolio for #ford that includes the Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit.

“Ford is fully invested in electrification and the response to Lightning has been so overwhelming that it was an easy decision to bring it to a #nascar event,” said #jeanneekirkaldy, motorsports marketing manager, #ford Performance.  “One thing we definitely know is that our fans love trucks and we’re confident that feeling will only grow when they see Lightning out on the track leading the field to green.”

”We can’t wait to #show our #ford fans how capable the #f150lightning is. With 563 horsepower, 775 lb.-ft. of near instantaneous torque and a 0-60 mph time in the mid-4-second range, I think it will turn some heads out on the track.” said #darrenpalmer, vice president, #ford electric vehicle programs.

This marks the second straight year an all-electric #ford vehicle will pace a #nascar race after the Mustang Mach-E led the field at Talladega Superspeedway in April.  #ford became the first OEM to use an electric vehicle to pace a #nascar race way back in April 2012 when the all-electric #ford Focus paced the field at Richmond, Va.

“I haven’t driven the Lightning yet, but if it’s anything like the Mustang Mach-E, it’s going to be a blast,” said #nascar Cup Series driver #ryanblaney.  “I hope it ends up being the only thing in front of me once the race starts.”

The #ford F-150 is part of F-Series, America’s best-selling truck 45 years in a row and F-Series recently reached a milestone when the 40 millionth unit rolled off the assembly line in January.

Martinsville Speedway, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, will be hosting all three top #nascar touring series, beginning with the Camping World Truck Series on Thursday at 8 p.m.  The #nascar Xfinity Series takes to the track on Friday with the #nascar Cup Series scheduled for Saturday.  Both of those races are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.