Yes. Junior Johnson ran Budweiser Fords in the late 80's Early 90's. Most famously, Bill Elliott ran a Budweiser Ford during the 1992 season, the season in which Elliott lost the Winston Cup by only 10 points to Alan Kulwicki.
The #8 Budweiser car.
Jeff Gordon never drove a ford race car
From 1999 through 2007, Dale Jr's primary car in the Nascar Cup Series was the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet.
Ford
Jeff Gordon flipped over for the first time in 20 years in stock car racing in the 2012 Budweiser Shootout, but he has flipped in a rally car (as a passenger to Marcus Gronholm). Click on the link below to see the flip in Nascar.
Dale Jr. drove the red Budweiser #8 Chevrolet from 1999-2007 in the Nascar Cup Series. He joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.
Dale Jr. was the last to drive it in 2007, but there is currently no number 8 car.
The Ford car in the Nascar Sprint commercial is a tricked out 2013 Ford Fiesta with driver/tuner Crispin Alapag.
Carl Edwards currently drives a Ford Fusion for NASCAR. The Ford Fusion is a mid-sized car first produced in 2006, and the first to feature Ford's new three bar grille.
Back in the mid to late '80s and into the '90s, Bill Elliott did drive the Budweiser car. It was a Ford Thunderbird and it was #11. Bill Elliott ended his time with Melling and the #9 car in 1991 and started with Junior Johnson in the number 11 Budweiser car in 1992. He then opened the sponsorship in the McDonald's car #11 while with Jr.Johnson. 1992/1993/1994 Bill Elliott drove Ford Thunderbird Sponsored by Budweiser other sponsors years. 2004-2006 Various including but not limited to: McDonald's, Visteon, Stanley Tools, Auto Value Parts & Coors (Part Time Driver) 2001-2003 Dodge 1995-2000 McDonald's 1984-1991 Coors 1976-1983 Melling
No, there has never been an instance where a car was struck by lightning during a NASCAR race.
Nascar debuted the Car of Tomorrow on March 25, 2007 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The race was won by Kyle Busch.