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.
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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.
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
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.
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.