This year, the ‘N’ in Guns N’ Roses’ name will stand for NASCAR, as the rock band announced this week that it will be the title sponsor for the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which will compete at the Daytona 500 this weekend.
The race car’s new livery was unveiled this week in a series of tweets by both Guns N’ Roses and Legacy Motor Club, the team that will be running the car. The Camaro will feature a primarily black color scheme that features the band’s name in gold, several roses, and its familiar circular crest that can be found on the hood.
The Legacy Motor Club team is owned by Maury Gallagher and Jimmie Johnson, who, in a tweet, said that he has long been a fan of the band’s music. The NASCAR driver says that a 1992 Guns N’ Roses concert was the first live show he ever attended, and that today’s announcement would have blown his 17-year-old self’s mind.
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Guns N’ Rose’s lead singer, Axl Rose, is something of a car guy, too. The singer once reportedly bought an FIA-prepped Shelby 289 Cobra from Ford CEO Jim Farley. Apparently, his allegiances aren’t with the blue oval alone, though.
The No. 43 Guns N’ Roses Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will be driven by Erik Jones for the Cup Series season opener. Jones is making his 13th start at the Daytona 500, in which time he has earned one win, two top-five finishes, three top 10 finishes, and has led 61 laps.
You can watch the No. 43 Guns N’ Roses Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 make its competition debut at the Daytona 500, which is running on Sunday, February 19, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. In it, the car will be racing alongside Legacy Motor Club’s other two cars, the No. 42 Wendy’s Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Noah Gragson, and Jimmie Johnson’s own No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.