Dale Earnhardt Jr. With 2018 Camaro ZL1 Pace Car – Video

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. helps GM’s Mark Reuss introduce the replacement to the Camaro SS.

“We’ve got opportunities in the very low end of the Camaro range and maybe some re-mix of some of the V-8 options on it so we don’t force people to buy all the options for the V-8 just to get a V-8,” said Reuss, who will drive the pace car in Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway.

Chevy said its engineers used a number of tools and wind-tunnel testing to help boost aerodynamic performance in the ZL1.

The 2018 Camaro ZL1 boasts a supercharged, 650-horsepower engine that has similarities to the 90-degree V-8 configuration of racing engines.